Medical Secretary

Job summary

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• 1.1 Good Standard of Secondary Education
• RSA II Typing
• GCSE grade C or above or equivalent including English & Maths
• Medical Terminology/ Secretarial Course
• 2.1 2 years Medical Secretarial experience in a GP surgery setting.
• Experience of using a range of computerised packages
• Experience working in NHS
• 3.1 Proven IT skills
• Ability to plan own workloads and work without direct supervision
• Data Entry Skills
• 3.2 Experience of a range of computerised systems including
• EMISweb
• NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS)
• 3.3 Good communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to discuss issues with staff of various grades and professions
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and procedures
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Ability to work within a team as well as autonomou

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for the NHS e-Referral Service (e-RS) process as required by the practice

Arrange examinations on behalf of insurance companies. Take responsibility of all medical/insurance forms, reports and ensuring that appropriate patient consent is provided and recorded.

Allocate to appropriate doctors and prepare medical records prior to filling of reports

Ensuring that charges are invoiced appropriately and logged and balanced at the end of each month. To monitor and maintain the fees tracker system for unpaid invoices.

Make use of the practice T-Quest system to obtain diagnostic results for the practice and make use of any other electronic services provided to the practice.

Ensuring that the EMIS web workflow manager is kept up to date (tasks to be action ed daily)

About us

We are providing primary care for Plaistow and surrounding areas. We hope you take your time to browse our website where you will find lots of useful information about the surgery and the services we offer.

https://balaamstreetsurgery.nhs.uk/