Infectious Diseases Medical Secretary

To provide a comprehensive service to consultants and specialty teams including nurse practitioners/clinicians. Key Responsibilities: Keep diary up to date, arrange appointments, and arrange travel and accommodation. Operate an effective bring forward system and filing system. Manage and maintain 18 week pathways including tertiary referrals to external trusts and ensure these are accurately recorded on PAS system. Keep track of referrals to ensure patients are reviewed promptly. Check that follow-up appointments are arranged in conjunction with Referral to Treat (RTT) patient pathway. Support consultants in non-clinical activities by preparing presentation documents, using relevant packages, and arranging meetings, setting agenda, circulating agenda/supporting papers as appropriate, and taking minutes at meetings. Ensure appropriate personnel are informed of consultant annual leave/study leave. Keep consultants informed of junior doctor leave, as it could affect the service. Organise and maintain consultants' admissions. Cancel and add patients to the waiting list, as appropriate, ensuring lists are updated and patients contacted. Liaise with waiting list office, anaesthetic department, and ward. Complete and amend theatre lists appropriately. Type dictation from audio transcription of clinical correspondence and documentation. Type discharge summaries as appropriate. Maintain an effective track on inpatient referrals to ensure patients are reviewed promptly.

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