Medical Secretary

Primary Care Careers

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Job summary

The Kelvedon and Feering Health Centre are seeking to recruit a medical secretary to join our well-established practice on a full-time basis. The post-holder will be responsible for completing referrals and secretarial work.

This is an essential front-line role at the practice, providing an efficient, comprehensive secretarial and administrative support service to the practice management team.

If you are an experienced medical secretary looking for a new and exciting challenge, then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

  • Type letters and medical referrals dictated personally from tasks or handwritten by clinicians, using the appropriate proforma, template or headed letter.
  • Refer via e-referrals system and other referral pathways.
  • Any other typing requested by the clinical team.
  • Type all letters and medical referrals promptly, prioritising those marked as 2ww or urgent.
  • When referrals/results need chasing or waiting times queried, contact the appropriate consultants secretary/hospital.
  • Email requests/queries anything that needs dealing with and sent urgently.
  • Any other secretarial duties requested by the Doctors or Management team.

About us

We are a small but busy SystmOne practice and have a practice population of approximately 7,600 patients. Our CQC rating is Good. We have an incredibly supportive administrative/reception team with good management systems in place.

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

7460

Job locations

46 High Street

Kelvedon

Essex

CO5 9AG


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

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

46 High Street

Kelvedon

Essex

CO5 9AG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

46 High Street

Kelvedon

Essex

CO5 9AG


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Kelvedon and Feering Health Centre

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

26 April 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

7460

Job locations

46 High Street

Kelvedon

Essex

CO5 9AG


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