Job Description

• To provide clinical administrative support to the Consultants and their junior medical staff, ensuring that Trust standards are adhered to in relation to all documentation and data input concerning patients and treatment.
• To provide an administrative service to the Department.
• To plan and organize own work schedule with the use of appropriate planning aids, demonstrating good time management and ensure anticipated difficulties in meeting deadlines are promptly reported.
• Deal with Consultants requests for actioning urgent correspondence, medico-legal reports and any other appropriate adhoc correspondence requested in line with the Trusts policies and procedures
• To obtain and organize information in support of own work activities, maintain confidentiality in accordance with organization procedures.
• Answer queries from colleagues, GP’s and patients in a timely and professional manner.
• To ensure that secure systems are in place for the storage of all resources including computerized information.
• To promptly open incoming mail, linking to relevant medical records and distributing post to Consultants where necessary.
• Scanning and uploading relevant patient medical documents into the Trust’s Electronic Patient Record system.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities