Primary Care Careers

Personal Assistant to Clinical Team

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Job summary

Creffield Medical Group has a fantastic opportunity for a personal assistant to support their clinical team on a part-time basis, for 32 hours per week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The position is based at Nayland Surgery.

This is a role established to support the clinical teams in carrying out day to day administrative and clinical activity. The role is at the forefront of service delivery to patients providing a source of advice and problem solving for patients.

The postholder will work closely, and under the direction of the clinical team to improve standards across a wide range of clinical and administrative activity. The position is suitable for someone who wishes to demonstrate initiative and to develop their own skills further in the practice.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide support to the clinical teams, and in the running of key systems and procedures such as enquiries, prescriptions, fit notes, medical reports, chasing hospital results and letters, form filling and general organisation duties as required to support the clinical team.
  • Deal with referrals, filing blood results with training, dealing with clinical documents and emails etc.

The post-holder will need to become familiar with all functions of the clinical system and their applications plus national and local quality standards for primary care.

About us

The Nayland Surgery is within the partnership of the Creffield Medical Group providing general medical services.

Creffield Medical Group formed in June 2017. It is an amalgamation of Creffield Medical Centre, Layer Road Surgery and North Hill Medical Group (North Hill Surgery, West Bergholt Surgery and Nayland Surgery). All of the practices operate under the Partnership of Creffield Medical Group.

In 2005 we became an accredited training practice linked with Cambridge University, providing training for medical students and GP Registrars.

Details

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

7495

Job locations

15 Calavry Road

Colchester

Essex

CO2 7GH


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please see the attached job specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • None

Experience

Essential

  • Strong audio- and touch-typing skills;
  • Administrative experience and good organisation skills;
  • Sound knowledge of medical terminology;
  • Proficiency in the MS Office package, as well as excellent general IT skills and experience of working with a clinical system;
  • Experience in read-coding and work-flowing clinical documentation;
  • Ability to 'think on your feet';
  • Excellent communication skills and a friendly approach;
  • Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality and data security, at all times;
  • Ability to multi-task and to work accurately under pressure;
  • Ability to work as part of a team, as well as being comfortable working independently.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • None

Experience

Essential

  • Strong audio- and touch-typing skills;
  • Administrative experience and good organisation skills;
  • Sound knowledge of medical terminology;
  • Proficiency in the MS Office package, as well as excellent general IT skills and experience of working with a clinical system;
  • Experience in read-coding and work-flowing clinical documentation;
  • Ability to 'think on your feet';
  • Excellent communication skills and a friendly approach;
  • Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality and data security, at all times;
  • Ability to multi-task and to work accurately under pressure;
  • Ability to work as part of a team, as well as being comfortable working independently.

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

Primary Care Careers

Address

15 Calavry Road

Colchester

Essex

CO2 7GH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

15 Calavry Road

Colchester

Essex

CO2 7GH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Nayland Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

7495

Job locations

15 Calavry Road

Colchester

Essex

CO2 7GH


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