Medical Secretary

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Job Description and Person Specification

To act as the first point of contact for users of the service, and to proactively deal with telephone enquiries from patients, their carers, GPs and colleagues in other hospitals in a professional manner. To type and distribute clinical and general correspondence in line with Trust standards. To process new patient referrals within Trust and nationally agreed time frames, enabling compliance with quality standards for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. To open and action their own electronic and paper mail on a daily basis, and also that of the consultant team where required. To input and maintain patient diagnoses and current clinical unit data on the Hospital Information System, and other patient-related information as required.