Medical Secretary (NHS)

Job Location	Barnes
Education	Not Mentioned
Salary	13.50 per hour
Industry	Not Mentioned
Functional Area	Not Mentioned
Job Type	Temporary , full-time expected to last 3 months +

Job Description

Team Secretary - CAMHS JOB SUMMARY The post-holder will be a key member of the CAMHS team and will be responsible for the day-to-day administrative & clerical support to team members in the service. The post-holder will assist in the maintenance of an office management system, which provideseffective communication to team members and others as appropriate. The post-holder will often be the first point of contact for members of the general public and referrers who wish to make enquiries. It is an essential requirement of the post that the post-holderdemonstrates outstanding verbal and written communication skills and has a proven ability to establish and maintain professional and respectful relationships with others, sometimes in challenging circumstances. On occasions the post-holder may be asked toprovide cover for absences and sickness for other colleagues.Location: BarnesTemporary: Expected to last 2-3 months with possible extensionHours per week: 37.5 hours per weekSalary: £13.50 (PAYE inclusive of holiday pay)Skills and experience:

Demonstrable experience of administrative & secretarial work
Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Front line customer service experience
Intermediate IT skills to include knowledge of Microsoft packages for example, Word, Excel, Outlook
Knowledge of filing systems
Fast and accurate copy and audio typing
Good verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritise workload
Ability to use initiative when problem solving

Administrative and Secretarial Duties

To be responsible for the efficient and conscientious management of the clinics appointments diary.
To ensure that all correspondence and documents are accurately and efficiently typed and dispatched, according to priority, including accurate and efficient copy and audio typing of reports, assessments, case notes, letters, minutes of meetings and otherconfidential material.

To answer telephone calls from clients, relatives, health professionals and other bodies sensitively and politely, ensuring all messages are passed to the appropriate person in a timely and effective manner.
To assist in the smooth running of weekly clinics.

To receive clients and other visitors to the clinic, ensuring that parents and children are dealt with tactfully and with sensitivity and patience, assisting them as appropriate.
To photocopy, scan and fax information, distributing and filing as appropriate.
To sort incoming mail, date stamp and distribute as appropriate.
To extract information for third parties as appropriate.
To take notes at meetings, type up and circulate these as required.
To arrange meetingsas necessary ensuring that all relevant professionals involved with the clients care are invited.

To maintain waiting lists and provide Information Management with timely monthly returns.
To contribute to the development and maintenance of administrative procedures.

Keyskills :
Audio TypingInformation ManagementClinicsMinute TakingPatience

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