Medical Secretary

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 (A4C) Medical Secretary to join the Memory Assessment Practitioner Service, supporting the Older People and Frailty Division, working Monday to Friday undertaking the core hours of 9am to 5pm.

We are developing a team in response to a review of how we deliver our memory services, in order to broaden access and ensure delivery of specialist memory assessment in a timely manner.This is essential to enable timely diagnosis of dementia that supports access to early treatment and support, decision making and aids optimal management and life outcomes for those in need. The post will entail supporting our Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical collegues in the Divisions’ Memory service pathway.

The post holder will be expected to provide efficient and effective medical secretarial support to Consultants and Medical Staff and assist in the organisation of the Consultant’s workload. The ability to demonstrate initiative and provide cross cover/support for other MAP secretaries is necessary to facilitate effective service function. The medical secretary faces a challenging range of tasks including acting as a personal assistant to Consultant Psychiatrists and will be required to support the coordination of team working. Having a positive, enthusiastic and “can do” attitude with a strong work ethic is important. You must have excellent communication skills, with a good level of competency in Microsoft Office 365 packages.

You will need to schedule and administer weekly MDT's and to ensure letters are typed and sent promptly. You will also be required at times to liaise with GP's and carers over the phone or via digital means, using Microsoft teams. This role will be predominantly carried out remotely, however it would be beneficial for you to be able to attend one of our team bases within the county as required, therefore the ability to travel to one of these bases may be beneficial. We have bases in the following 8 areas: Boston, Grantham, Sleaford, Lincoln, Louth, Skegness, Spalding & Stamford

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to be at the forefront of providing a dedicated memory assessment service in a unique and flexible way. Please see job description for more details.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.

This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lisa Cheesebrough Job title: MAP Team Coordinator Email address: lisa.cheesebrough1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01522 500690