MDT Co-ordinator/Medical Secretary Team Leader

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Job description

MDT Co-ordinator/Medical Secretary Team Leader

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The post holder is required to coordinate the Pituitary and Adrenal MDT team, liaise with out of area Trusts, take minutes, and join the meetings. They will also provide comprehensive secretarial support and waiting list management. The post holder will assist medical colleagues in the organisation of the specialty team workload. They will be responsible for the direction of the band 3 Medical Secretaries workload and direct line management of their allocated team, undertaking their professional development reviews (PDR's), Stat & Mand training, sickness management, and day-to-day supervision, ensuring compliance with the Patient Access Policy and Divisional requirements in terms of outpatient/inpatient waiting list management.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to appoint a MDT Co-ordinator/Medical Secretary Team Leader to join the Diabetes and Endocrinology Secretarial team. You will have experience of administration duties and dealing with members of the public.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Outstanding empathy and compassion
• Able to use their own initiative
• Organisational Skills
• Experience of Microsoft Office packages
• Clinical typing experience
• Understanding of clinics and appointments

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM, and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

The post holder will be qualified to NVQ level 2, OCR 2 or equivalent:

• NVQ level 2, OCR 2 or equivalent
• Reasonable standard of GCSE A-C (4-9) or equivalent
• Secretarial/clerical background

Application form and interview

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office package including: Microsoft Word and Outlook
• NHS Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.