Description
The Medical Secretary role is key to the efficient management of the consultant firm at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a world-leading cancer centre. You will provide organisational and administrative support to ensure patient access to healthcare professionals and treatment planning.
Job Responsibilities:
- Act as the first point of contact for users of the service, handling telephone enquiries from patients, carers, GPs, and colleagues professionally.
- Type and distribute clinical and general correspondence according to Trust standards.
- Process new patient referrals within Trust and nationally agreed time frames to comply with cancer diagnosis and treatment quality standards.
- Open and action your own electronic and paper mail daily, and that of the consultant team where required.
- Input and maintain patient diagnoses and current clinical unit data on the Hospital Information System, and other patient-related information as needed.
Requirements:
- Good general education, educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
- Competent at Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Previous medical secretarial or administrative experience.
- Understanding of medical terminology, preferably oncology.
- Effective communication skills in written and spoken English.
- Ability to work as part of a team, prioritise a busy workload, work without close supervision, remain calm under pressure, and handle sensitive information confidentially.
Benefits: The Trust offers a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities, and clear career pathways.
Salary: £30,630 to £32,346 a year, pro rata.
Working Pattern: Part-time, 3 days per week (Monday, Thursday & Friday).