Medical Secretary

Edenfield Road Surgery

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Job summary

We require a part-time Medical Secretary to join our friendly team. The successful applicant should have excellent secretarial skills, be able to work under pressure, have knowledge of Medical Terminology and preferably the Choose & Book system.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant should have excellent secretarial skills, be able to work under pressure, have knowledge of Medical Terminology and preferably the Choose & Book system.

About us

The surgery is situated at Cutgate Precinct and was purpose built in 1983. The precinct offers large parking facilities for patients.

  • To provide personalised, effective and high quality general practice services, committed to the healthcare of all our patients.
  • To continually improve healthcare services to patients through learning, monitoring and auditing.
  • To ensure safe and effective services and environment.

Date posted

02 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1505-24-0004

Job locations

Cutgate Precinct

Edenfield Rd

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 5AQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Partners and Doctors

To undertake these duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines

Liaising with hospitals and patients, dealing with all correspondence, telephone and personal enquiries

Proactively updating doctors as and when referrals have been sent off, and feeding back to doctors, on the day, when jobs have been completed

To ensure that total confidentiality is maintained in that no information about patients, either medical or personal, is disclosed to persons other than those employed by, or attached to, the Practice for which such information is relevant.

Good communications are extremely important within the Practice, with patients and with outside agencies and you will be expected to help ensure that everyone who comes into contact with it holds

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Partners and Doctors

To undertake these duties without direct supervision, working within broad procedural guidelines

Liaising with hospitals and patients, dealing with all correspondence, telephone and personal enquiries

Proactively updating doctors as and when referrals have been sent off, and feeding back to doctors, on the day, when jobs have been completed

To ensure that total confidentiality is maintained in that no information about patients, either medical or personal, is disclosed to persons other than those employed by, or attached to, the Practice for which such information is relevant.

Good communications are extremely important within the Practice, with patients and with outside agencies and you will be expected to help ensure that everyone who comes into contact with it holds

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good level of GCSE in English and Maths
  • Qualification in typing
  • Knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • Good Communication skills

Desirable

  • A good level of GCSE in English and Maths
  • Qualification in typing
  • Knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • Good Communication skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good level of GCSE in English and Maths
  • Qualification in typing
  • Knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • Good Communication skills

Desirable

  • A good level of GCSE in English and Maths
  • Qualification in typing
  • Knowledge of Medical Terminology
  • Good Communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Edenfield Road Surgery

Address

Cutgate Precinct

Edenfield Rd

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 5AQ


Employer's website

https://www.edenfieldroadsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Edenfield Road Surgery

Address

Cutgate Precinct

Edenfield Rd

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 5AQ


Employer's website

https://www.edenfieldroadsurgery.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Judith Robinson-Hale

01706344125

Date posted

02 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A1505-24-0004

Job locations

Cutgate Precinct

Edenfield Rd

Rochdale

Lancashire

OL11 5AQ


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