Medical Secretary - Obsteterics & Gynaecology


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£28,392 - £31,157
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Burnley, BB10 2PQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Aug 2026
Closing date:	8 Sept 2026

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Summary

Respond to queries from patients and Healthcare personnel as appropriate. Provide empathy and reassurance to patients where necessary. Manage patient investigation results. Check all incoming laboratory/radiology results, ensuring that abnormal results are communicated promptly to appropriate Clinician. Ensure all reports are seen and signed by Clinician prior to filing in case-notes. Participate in the training and supervision of Support Medical Secretaries, Medical Audio Typists and work experience students, which will involve planning and allocation of work, and checking of letters produced for accuracy, as appropriate Undertake self-supervision and effective self-organisation in terms of: co-ordinating annual and other leave in co-operation with other secretaries, and with the approval of management; liaising with other secretaries to ensure fair distribution of work by mutual assistance; Establish and maintain efficient office systems, including filing systems and maintain a booking out and/or booking in system for case-notes. Liaise with Admissions Department in respect of patients requiring hospital admission, ensuring that relevant information or instructions are communicated effectively. Ensure that all relevant investigations are available prior to admission and in particular that any problem with the potential to delay admission/surgery is brought to the urgent attention of the relevant clinician (may be necessary to liaise with or organise input of other Clinicians prior to admission (eg anaesthetic assessment) or to co-ordinate arrangements where procedures require multidisciplinary input) Maintain confidentiality at all times, ensuring that information is only divulged to authorised sources and by appropriate means. Input and extract data from hospital systems and other relevant software programmes, which may be Trust-wide or specialty-specific.

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