YOU’LL HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

· Medical Audio typing
· Word Processing
· Previous Medical PA experience
· Microsoft Office Applications
· IM&T Systems
· Experience in undertaking a full range of office management and secretarial procedures.
· Advanced Keyboard Skills
· Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner.
· Ability to work as part of a team.
· Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload with interruptions and changing priorities.

· The post holder is expected to provide day to day secretarial and administrative services employing advanced audio typing skills with the use of medical terminology.
· Assisting in the organisation of the consultant’s workload becoming closely involved in all aspects of the Consultant’s role liaising with professional bodies where medical staff have additional roles and special interests.
· Exchanging non-clinical written and verbal information with patients, staff and carers, some of which may be sensitive, on behalf of the Consultant and their team, using judgement to establish the validity and priority of the contact in a tactful and sensitive manner demonstrating empathy and reassurance.
· Communicating inter-departmentally with all levels of staff and external agencies including GPs and other NHS Trusts, Police and Social Services.
· Responding to queries from the cancer tracking team and MDT Co-ordinators and ensure all clinical letters for cancer patients are typed within 24 hours to support the Trust achieving the national cancer waiting time targets.
· Prioritising and distribute incoming mail, both electronic and paper form, using judgement and experience to decide which documents are to be passed directly to other areas for action and information.
· Providing a complete PA service including word processing using audio and digital transcription systems and general office management and administrative duties at the request of the consultants and their medical teams.
· Preparing agendas and take minutes for specified meetings as appropriate.
· Typing and distributing medical staff rotas, liaising with absence managers regarding medical staff annual/study and sick leave arrangements where applicable.