Medical Secretary / Pathway Co-ordinator

To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to Consultant(s) and Departmental Team, within the general procedures laid down for the department. The confidential nature of all work concerning patients must be understood and safeguarded. The medical secretary is part of a team and must regard the interests of the patient as paramount and as such must be aware of the Data Protection Act (1998) and be aware of the consequences of the failure to comply with it., To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team servicing the Warrington, Halton, St Helens and Knowsley NHS Breast Screening Programme, with the aim of providing and maintaining a high standard of service to patients.

To be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the Patient Clinical Database on the NHSBSP Computer Programme.

To provide a secretarial service to the Programme Director, Consultant Radiologists, Radiographic team, and Programme Manager regarding queries and reports from the NHSBSP.

To advise and support the Consultant Surgeons, junior medical staff, and Breast Care Nurses servicing the symptomatic breast service.

To cover secretarial duties across both sites depending on staffing.

Post-holders are expected to be flexible in their approach to the needs of the service.

To work with the minimum of supervision in an organised, efficient and effective manner in order to maximise the use of own time and that of other departmental staff.

To be part of a small, busy administrative support team providing essential cover where applicable.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 1 million residents across Warrington, Halton and the wider North West region, with services provided at two hospital sites.

The trust is part of the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Warrington and Halton focus on local health and social care needs through partnerships called Warrington Together and One Halton. Our services are delivered by our workforce of around 6,500 staff.

Warrington Hospitalprovides emergency care, general medicine, surgery, cardiac care, stroke care, cancer care, maternity, paediatrics, and support services like physiotherapy, pathology, and pharmacy.

Halton Hospitalin Runcorn specialises in elective and diagnostic care. It includes theCaptain Sir Tom Moore BuildingandNightingale Building. The site also houses the Delamere Macmillan Unit, Halton Clinical Research Unit, and Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre. Both hospitals offer outpatient clinics and diagnostic services to ensure patients can access care close to home.

The Trust also delivers community-based services from around 40 community locations, mobile facilities, and virtual options to improve access to quality care and reduce health inequalities.