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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday 09:00 to 3.30)
Job ref
287-AMED-150-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Aintree
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Support Secretary - Cardiology

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Support Secretary - Cardiology

Band 3

Permanent

30 Hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen due to the development of the services within Cardiology and we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with a commitment to excellent patient care, to provide a comprehensive administrative support service to the Cardiology Team on our Aintree site

The post holder should have knowledge of IT packages and sound keyboard skills for data entry, with fast, accurate audio typing skills and medical terminology.    RSA/OCR typing qualification or relevant experience is essential.  Training will be given where necessary for internal IT systems but knowledge of outpatient systems would be beneficial.  Previous experience of working within an NHS clerical environment would be an advantage. 

Main duties will include audio transcription of clinical letters, receiving and action of new referrals, making appointments, clinic outcomes, sort and prioritise incoming post, general office duties including scanning, faxing documentation and providing telephone cover for the service, direct point of contact for patients and other service users, assist speciality secretaries with their workload as directed.

There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy working environment and it is essential that you are able to work using your own initiative.  This role is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9.00 to 3.30.

 

Main duties of the job

The Support Secretary provides a comprehensive typing support service to the Care Group, in accordance with specialty requirements and will be expected to demonstrate the following:
• A comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of the specialty team role and the range of services provided.
• The application of knowledge regarding patient administration systems, Microsoft office products and digital dictation systems for the purpose of clinical correspondence administration.
• Discernment in all aspect of the typing support role, exercising independent judgement and initiative, as appropriate.
• Effective communication skills when dealing with external and internal clinical stakeholders and exercising tact, sensitivity and discretion when dealing with patients and their relatives.
• Evidence of team working, cross covering colleagues and acting as mentor to new staff.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Audio typing of correspondence and other patient related documentation appropriate to the specialty. 
2. Ensure all correspondence outputs produced meet the quality and professional standards set by the department.
3. Accurate and timely recording of patient information onto Trust systems for specialty use, as directed.
4. General office duties: filing, photocopying, scanning, faxing documentation and providing telephone cover to the department, as required.
5. Ad hoc retrieval of information to support patient pathway management.
6. Responsibility for maintaining safe and secure systems in relation to documentation that is retrieved or used as part of the role, in accordance with governance procedures.
7. Sort, prioritise, process and distribute incoming mail, using judgement and experience to decide which documents to forward to other areas for action/information.
8. Assist Specialty Secretaries with their workload, as directed.
9. To undertake annual appraisal.
10. Must undertake all mandatory training as required by the Trust.
11. Any other duties appropriate, as may be required.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 3 or equivalent in relevant area

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous clerical experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience

Knowledge

Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of the NHS – ipm, ICE, Choose and Book systems

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Christine Napier
Job title
Office Manager, Cardiology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 529 2717
Additional information

For informal enquiries or visits regarding this post, please contact Chris Napier, Cardiology Office Manager for further information.

 

Audio typing test carried out at interview

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