Medical secretary and Patient Pathway Co-ordinator
Job Description
Job title: Medical secretary and Patient Pathway Co-ordinator
Company: NHS
Job description: A new and exciting opportunity has become available to join Pain administration team at both Kent and Canterbury Hospital. This role will provide administrative support to our clinical teams across the trust’s Pain service.The successful applicant would be joining a motivated team, responsible for monitoring and supporting patient’s through there pathway from referral to treatment, whilst also working closely with clinicians to ensure patients are at the heart of everything we do.Main duties of the jobTo provide comprehensive administration, clerical and audio typing support to Consultants, Nurses and their teams across the trust. Working in a team based secretarial service providing support for the administration teams and ensuring continuity of the service. Monitor and support the patient’s pathway. Act as the point of liaison between patients, GP’s, other staff and outside agenciesAbout usWe are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.Date posted09 September 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salary£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Flexible working, Home or remote workingReference number344-1914SACJob locationsKent and Canterbury HospitalCanterburyCT13NGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.Person SpecificationQualifications and trainingEssential
- Do you hold any GCSE’s in Maths and English?
- Do you have any evidence of your continued professional development?
Desirable
- Do you hold any IT qualifications that could benefit this post?
Skills and ExperienceEssential
- Please tell us a time where you have had prioritise workload to meet deadlines and use own initiative.
- Do you have any experience or knowledge of secretarial procedures?
- Which Microsoft packages do you have experience with?
- Do you any touch typing or similar qualifications?
- This job role can have busy periods, what experience do you have remaining calm under pressure whilst retaining attention to detail?
- What experience do you have of data entry?
Desirable
- What administration experience do you have, if any?
- Do you have any knowledge of NHS systems, if so please list these?
- Please explain your understanding of the RTT pathways?
GovernanceEssential
- What is your understanding of Governance and GDPR?
Person SpecificationQualifications and trainingEssential
- Do you hold any GCSE’s in Maths and English?
- Do you have any evidence of your continued professional development?
Desirable
- Do you hold any IT qualifications that could benefit this post?
Skills and ExperienceEssential
- Please tell us a time where you have had prioritise workload to meet deadlines and use own initiative.
- Do you have any experience or knowledge of secretarial procedures?
- Which Microsoft packages do you have experience with?
- Do you any touch typing or similar qualifications?
- This job role can have busy periods, what experience do you have remaining calm under pressure whilst retaining attention to detail?
- What experience do you have of data entry?
Desirable
- What administration experience do you have, if any?
- Do you have any knowledge of NHS systems, if so please list these?
- Please explain your understanding of the RTT pathways?
GovernanceEssential
- What is your understanding of Governance and GDPR?
Expected salary: £24071 – 25674 per year
Location: Canterbury
