Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Ophthalmology
- Gradd
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Parhaol
- Oriau
- Rhan-amser - 30 awr yr wythnos (Monday to Friday)
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 216-LH-S7358868
- Cyflogwr
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- The Royal Eye Infirmary
- Tref
- Plymouth
- Cyflog
- £24,465 £24,465 Per Annum, Pro-Rata
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 13/08/2025 23:59
Teitl cyflogwr

Support Medical Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 2
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Under the guidance of the Clinical Admin Manager provide an efficient and timely administrative and support secretarial service to the medical secretarial team and Macular Treatment admin team in Ophthalmology.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
Prioritise workload, including printing letters/reports from Medisight for Medical Secretaries and MTC Admin. Support daily outcome checks. Prioritise correspondence (paper/electronic) per Trust policies. Maintain records/filing and notify the medical team when urgent action is needed. File/scan results, reports, and letters accurately in Medisight. Handle patient, GP, and agency calls using initiative within guidelines. Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team. Ensure Consultant referrals are prioritised and sent to the waiting list team per Trust policy. Action clinic follow-ups (e.g. CVIs, investigations, results) promptly and per guidelines. Proactively manage patients awaiting results/photos, ensuring timely review/action by the Consultant/team. Provide emergency cover during leave/sickness/peak times as directed by Support Manager, including reception cover. Attend team meetings. Keep electronic tracing system updated. As first point of contact, manage anxious/angry patients or bereaved families, seeking support where needed. Ensure accurate info on complaints is passed to the Service Line Manager. Actively manage and monitor patients on referral to treatment pathway using the Primary Target List in line with Access Policy. Undergo annual appraisal and meet objectives. Assist with post sorting/distribution. Be a flexible team member, able to multi-skill across roles.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
1. Prioritise own workload including, printing of letters from Medisight and medical reports for both the medical secretaries and MTC Admin Team..
2 2. Support the Medical Secretaries with daily outcome checks.
- Responsible for prioritising all correspondence, in paper or electronic format, in line with Trust policies. Maintaining a satisfactory record and filing system. Using own initiative to ensure that the medical team are aware when urgent response is required.
- Responsible for ensuring that all results, reports and letters are accurately filed in medical notes/Scanned to Medisight.
- Take appropriate actions with regard to telephone calls from patients, GPs and other agencies using initiative, within Trust guidelines.
- Ensure effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Responsible for ensuring Consultant’s referrals are prioritised and made available to the outpatient waiting list team within the Trust’s Waiting List Policy Guidelines.
- Responsible for ensuring that appropriate clinic follow up, such as adding to waiting list, distribution of CVI forms, requesting further investigations (eg CT/MRI/Xray/Ultrasound) or requesting results, are actioned in a timely manner and in line with Trust policies.
- Proactively manage those patients sent for results and photographs, ensuring that Consultant /or Medical team see them and action in a timely manner.
- At the direction of the Support Manager, required to provide emergency cover for other colleagues during annual leave/sickness or peak workloads when able to do so, including covering reception when required due to team meetings.
For further details please see the attached JD & PS
Manyleb y person
Knowledge and experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
- • Demonstrable experience in the use of Microsoft packages i.e Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
- • Previous demonstrable clerical/admin experience.
Meini prawf dymunol
- • Previous demonstrable NHS experience
- • Demonstrable experience in a support medical secretary role
Aptitude and Abilities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- • Excellent telephone manner
- • Excellent organisational skills
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- • Educated to GCSE level grade 4-9 (A-C) in Maths and English, or equivalent demonstrable experience
Meini prawf dymunol
- Typing to OCR 2 (or above) standard or equivalent
- ECDL
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Lauren Phillips
- Teitl y swydd
- Medical Secretary Team Leader
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01752 436228
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
Lauren Phillips, telephone 01752 436228 email [email protected]
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