Medical Secretary

An exciting permanent post has arisen for an experienced, well-motivated and enthusiastic secretary to work in the Respiratory department, supporting Consultants and their team. The Respiratory team sits within the Complex & Academic Medicine unit, based at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust., Dictation to be typed from audio of all clinical correspondence and documentation ensuring timescales are adhered to on a daily basis.

Taking Minutes at various meetings.

Support Consultants in non-clinical activities/teaching by preparing documents, arranging meetings using relevant software packages - Microsoft Office.

Check against clinical letters to ensure appropriate follow up arrangements/investigations are in place.

Ensure all investigations are signed by consultant or team and actioned as per instruction. All investigations are to be dealt with in accordance with Trust policy.

Keep track on inpatient referrals to ensure patients are reviewed promptly.

Effective verbal and written communication to be maintained at all times by extracting the correct/relevant information to deal successfully with queries/requests from GP's, staff, patients, relatives and others.

It is expected that all applicants will have completed the AMSPAR course and have appropriate experience working in a medical environment and have a good understanding and knowledge of medical terminology, experience in the use of PAS, IPM, PENS, Unity and EPRO would be advantageous.

The successful candidates must be able to undertake all administrative duties, be well organised, able to plan their own workload, work on their own initiative and work to strict deadlines. Excellent I.T. skills with knowledge and experience of all Microsoft office packages. Experience of working in an NHS office environment as a Medical Secretary. Knowledge of internal PAS system.

Understanding of Trust internal policies as appropriate.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.