Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join our Older Adult CMHT at Witham Court as a Medical Secretary for the Lincoln North and Gainsborough team .

We are seeking to recruit a dedicated, enthusiastic, experienced and dynamic Medical Secretary to our existing established and effective team. We are committed to supporting you to become the best you can be. We offer a comprehensive induction programme, excellent training and further development opportunities with monthly managerial supervision and yearly appraisal.

The team supports flexible working with an expectation of being office based.

If the answer is yes then please read on!

The Team carries a caseload of Functional and Dementia patients, and is supported by a full time Consultant Psychiatrist and a full time Speciality Doctor. 

The post will entail supporting our Medical Team who will be undertaking diagnosis following assessment by the CMHT Practitioners following the Divisional pathways and protocols.

We hold a weekly MDT meeting and aim to provide timely diagnosis, support and decision making which facilitates optimal management and life outcomes for those in need.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide efficient and effective medical secretarial support  to the Consultant and Medical Staff and assist in the organisation of their workload.

The ability to demonstrate initiative and provide cross cover/support to the existing Medical Secretary will be crucial to facilitate effective service function. The medical secretary faces a challenging range of tasks including acting as a personal assistant to Consultant Psychiatrist and other medics other medical professions. You 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. Knowledge of RiO would be advantageous. You will need to support with the scheduling of the weekly MDT ,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.

There is an expectation for the Medical Secretaries to provide cover for one another during leave and/or periods of sickness.

Working for our organisation

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.