Medical Secretary

Church Road Surgery

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Job summary

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen whereby we are looking to recruit an experienced full time secretary working 37.5hours, to join our administration team to provide a wide range of secretarial / administrative duties and general support

The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic member of the team, with a can do attitude and able to make a valuable contribution to the overall performance of the Practice.

If you have what it takes and you are interested in working with highly motivated professionals and you meet the criteria, we would like to hear from you.

Duties include being a secretarial central point for patients, the distribution of information coming into the practice, dealing with messages and enquiries for the clinical and management teams, liaising with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies such as secondary care and community service providers.

Main duties of the job

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Secretary. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

  • Providing a high-level administrative service for the partners, clinical and management teams i.e., dealing with the post, typing of letters, actioning direct requests for reports from insurance companies/DVLA, and requests for copies of GP records from solicitors/police/patients.
  • Attending and taking minutes at practice, safeguarding and MDT meetings
  • Actioning referrals requested by the clinical team and booking appointments with secondary care as required.
  • Scanning of patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records, including read coding of diagnoses/procedures, in line with the practice letter management protocol.
  • Photocopy documentation as required
  • Managing telephone enquiries as necessary in an efficient manner
  • Actioning incoming e-mails as appropriate
  • Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, team members and external agencies
  • Liaise with PCSE in relation to registration queries.
  • Support all clinical and admin' staff with general tasks as requested
  • Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times

About us

Church Road Surgeryis a small friendly Training Practice based in Aston Birmingham with a practice list size of 5000. We received an overall Good rating from the CQC in December 2022, with all area and service ratings being rated as Good and outstanding in well -led.

Date posted

30 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A1580-24-0008

Job locations

28 Church Road

Aston

Birmingham

B6 5UP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Secretary. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks for e.g. working on reception desk or other administrative tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

  • Providing a high-level administrative service for the partners, clinical and management teams i.e., dealing with the post, typing of letters, actioning direct requests for reports from insurance companies/DVLA, and requests for copies of GP records from solicitors/police/patients.
  • Attending and taking minutes at practice, safeguarding and MDT meetings
  • Actioning referrals requested by the clinical team and booking appointments with secondary care as required.
  • Scanning of patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records, including read coding of diagnoses/procedures, in line with the practice letter management protocol.
  • Photocopy documentation as required
  • Managing telephone enquiries as necessary in an efficient manner
  • Actioning incoming e-mails as appropriate
  • Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, team members and external agencies
  • Liaise with PCSE in relation to registration queries.
  • Support all clinical and admin' staff with general tasks as requested
  • Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Secretary. There may be on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks for e.g. working on reception desk or other administrative tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

  • Providing a high-level administrative service for the partners, clinical and management teams i.e., dealing with the post, typing of letters, actioning direct requests for reports from insurance companies/DVLA, and requests for copies of GP records from solicitors/police/patients.
  • Attending and taking minutes at practice, safeguarding and MDT meetings
  • Actioning referrals requested by the clinical team and booking appointments with secondary care as required.
  • Scanning of patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records, including read coding of diagnoses/procedures, in line with the practice letter management protocol.
  • Photocopy documentation as required
  • Managing telephone enquiries as necessary in an efficient manner
  • Actioning incoming e-mails as appropriate
  • Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, team members and external agencies
  • Liaise with PCSE in relation to registration queries.
  • Support all clinical and admin' staff with general tasks as requested
  • Maintain a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of administrative duties
  • Experience of working in Primary Care or Health Care Setting
  • Problem solving & analytical skills
  • Ability to follow policy and procedure
  • Personal Qualities
  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated
  • Forward thinker
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Qualifications
  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
  • Secretarial Qualification or experience
  • IT Qualifications i.e. word, excel

Desirable

  • NVQ level business and administration
  • Experience of using e-rs (choose & book system)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of administrative duties
  • Experience of working in Primary Care or Health Care Setting
  • Problem solving & analytical skills
  • Ability to follow policy and procedure
  • Personal Qualities
  • Polite and confident
  • Flexible and cooperative
  • Motivated
  • Forward thinker
  • High levels of integrity and loyalty
  • Qualifications
  • GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths
  • Secretarial Qualification or experience
  • IT Qualifications i.e. word, excel

Desirable

  • NVQ level business and administration
  • Experience of using e-rs (choose & book system)

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

Church Road Surgery

Address

28 Church Road

Aston

Birmingham

B6 5UP


Employer's website

http://www.churchroadsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Church Road Surgery

Address

28 Church Road

Aston

Birmingham

B6 5UP


Employer's website

http://www.churchroadsurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

TRACEY WILLIAMS

tracey.williams20@nhs.net

01214110344

Date posted

30 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

A1580-24-0008

Job locations

28 Church Road

Aston

Birmingham

B6 5UP


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