We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Medical Secretary to join an established Secretarial Team to provide support to a bank of doctors, health professionals and Management Team. The post holder will need to be proficient in audio typing and word processing and will require excellent communication skills. The successful candidate must be flexible in their approach and be able to use their own initiative.
Key responsibilities:
To provide an efficient audio, copy typing and word processing service for GPs and health professionals and management team as required.
Update SOP’s as necessary.
Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues with regards to waiting times and correspondence.
To assist the Management Team with all clerical and administrative duties.
File patient records and correspondence in patient medical records.
To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with others, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries.
To maintain the computer clinic system in an accurate and secure manner.
To monitor practice emails.
Apply practice policies, standards and guidance.
Any other responsibilities that your line manager feels necessary to the role of medical secretary.
Action workflow and tasks.
Maintain the computer system in an accurate and secure manner.
Medical Secretary skills and qualifications
Necessary skills & experience:
Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
Computer literacy, including a working knowledge of relevant programs, such as Word and Excel.
Good spelling and grammar for typing clinical and administrative letters and other correspondence.
High level of written and oral communication skills.
Excellent organisational skills.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
Ability to work flexibly as part of a team and independently.
AMSPAR medical secretarial or equivalent qualification preferred.
Knowledge of the electronic referral system preferred.
Benefits:
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Free parking
This role is being offered on full or part time permanent basis Monday to Friday. Office based only.
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Salary: From £11.60 per hour