Medical Secretary

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Medical Secretary to join our admin team for 19 hours per week to provide support to the doctors and health professionals and Management Team. The post holder will need to be competent in audio typing and word processing and will require excellent communication skills.

The candidate would ideally be qualified or have some knowledge of being a medical secretary in a GP Surgery, but the practice would provide training to the right candidate.

Main duties of the job

To provide an efficient audio, copy typing and word processing service for GPs and Health Professionals as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and quality manner

Update SOPs as necessary

Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues with regards to waiting times and correspondence

Prepare invoices for private work.

Send death certificates/cremation paperwork to the coroners office/undertakers.

To make appointments and bookings as required.

To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure.

To assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required.

To provide flexible cover for members of the secretarial team during periods of sickness and annual leave

To monitor Practice emails

Please see attached Job Description.

This list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive and will be reviewed periodically in conjunction with the post holder and our business needs.

About us

Our 19,000 patient practice is based in two closely located sites in South Sheffield

Large clinical team comprising6 GP Partners, 8 Salaried GPs, 2 Physician Associates, 10 Practice Nurses and 3 Healthcare Assistants. Large admin and reception team

Forward thinking innovative training practice with GP registrars, medical students, physician associate students, and student nurses.

Regular clinical team meetings, significant event reviews, and case management reviews with social workers and health visitors which allows us to provide good quality evidence based care to our registered list.

We use the SystmOne clinical system.

Our friendly and efficient patient services team provides support to our clinical team