Support Secretary

Key responsibilities include managing patient queries, accurate data entry, and the timely typing and processing of clinic letters. The post-holder will play an important role in supporting clinical services and ensuring smooth administrative operations within the department. To provide a comprehensive support service to consultants and speciality teams including nurse practitioners/clinicians. Type dictation from audio transcription of clinical correspondence and documentation. Type discharge summaries as appropriate. Maintain an effective track on inpatient referrals to ensure patient is reviewed promptly. Record and input data onto databases and systems as appropriate. To provide a comprehensive support service to consultants and speciality teams including nurse practitioners/clinicians. Operate an effective bring forward system and filing system. To manage and maintain 18 week pathways including tertiary referrals to external trusts, and ensure these are accurately recorded on PAS system. Keep track of referrals to ensure patient is reviewed promptly. Check that follow up appointments are arranged in conjunction with Referral to Treat (RTT) patient pathway. Work from initiative using own judgement, acquired knowledge and tact to deal with queries and resolve situations or refer to appropriate person. Type dictation from audio transcription of clinical correspondence and documentation. Type discharge summaries as appropriate. Maintain an effective track on inpatient referrals to ensure patient is reviewed promptly. Check against clinical letters to ensure appropriate follow up arrangements/investigations are in place. Rectify if not. Deal with enquiries either on the telephone or face to face from patients, consultants, junior doctors and colleagues in an appropriate manner. Ensure all correspondence relating to patient care is acted upon in a timely manner. Accurate check of patient demographics using the Patient Administration System (PAS), including registration screen, checking patients details are correct, and tracking of case-notes. Assist with audit/research data collection as required. Obtain information as requested by line manager Be able to work as part of a team, promote effective flows in the department to cover leave to ensure office runs smoothly. Attend appropriate training and education sessions at the request of manager. General office duties, including incoming and outgoing mail, e‑mail, fax, photocopying. Participate in housekeeping of office environment. Implement policies and procedures for own area. Record and input data onto databases and systems as appropriate Any other duties required by line manager, The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependents will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. We are seeking a full-time Support Secretary to join our busy Interventional Radiology team. This is a fast-paced and varied role requiring strong organisational and communication skills., Requirements and criteria Educated to GCSE/O Level standard/equivalent RSA/OCR Level II or equivalent Word Processing/Audio typing Skills Knowledge of medical terminology and secretarial procedures, Essential criteria Excellent I.T. skills with knowledge and experience of all Microsoft office packages Experience working in an NHS office environment, Excellent communication skills Able to use own initiative and respond to new challenges Self motivated and able to work with limited supervision Manage/prioritise own workload Ability to accurately maintain computerise and manual filing/documentation system Ability to work as part of a team Ability to manage difficult/sensitive situations Ability and willingness to undertake further training as required Desirable criteria Knowledge of internal PAS system Ability to supervise and motivate a team Time management skills Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills Understanding of Trust internal policies as appropriate, Able to adopt flexible approach when required Ability to build and maintain good working relationships, Understanding of confidential nature of role and awareness of Data Protection Act NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities. We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are 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 that extend to more than two million people in the North West. We operate from five hospital sites: 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 several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provides specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. 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 en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. #J-18808-Ljbffr