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Medical Secretary/CPA Coordinator (Forensic Service)
Forensic Services, Blair Unit, Royal Cornhill Hospital
Salary Band 4
Full Time (37.5 hours per week, Mon – Fri)
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Forensic Service, Mental Health & Learning Disabilities for a Medical Secretary. The successful candidate will provide a full secretarial and administrative support to the Consultant Forensic Psychiatrists, Consultant Clinical Psychologists and rotational junior staff e.g. Junior Doctors, Trainee Psychologists, etc. They will also act as the CPA coordinator and give necessary support to other staff in the Forensic Service.
The successful will have the ability to work in a busy and challenging environment, prioritising and organising their workload to meet set deadlines. In addition to this, the candidate will be the lead administrative link for Forensic CPA meetings and all CPA related work.
This post requires previous sustained secretarial/administrative work experience as essential, preferably gained in a similar environment. Medical secretarial/legal secretarial experience is desirable, as is the European Computer Driving Licence. Candidates should be qualified to HNC level or equivalent experience with a minimum of 5 'O' Grades or equivalent including English.
Audio typing, minute taking, excellent communication skills, confidentiality and a sensitive approach to dealing with patients are also essential for this post.
For informal enquiries, please contact Sara-Jane Beedie, Assistant Support Manager, ext. 57549/s.beedie@nhs.net or Carol Deans, Assistant Support Manager, ext. 57939/cdeans@nhs.net.