Medical Secretary

Primary Care Careers

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Job summary

The Billericay Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for a medical secretary to join our busy practice support team, on a part-time basis for 28 hours a week, Tuesday to Friday.

The role will be to provide general secretarial support to the practice manager, doctors and health professionals, involving word processing and audio typing with general clerical work.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide an efficient copy typing and word processing service for GPs and health professionals as required.
  • Assist the practice manager with all clerical and administrative duties.
  • Make appointments, bookings and admissions as required.
  • Establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure.
  • Retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records/PPA claim.
  • File patient records and correspondence in patient medical records.
  • Receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls.
  • Maintain the computer clinic system in an accurate and secure manner.
  • Assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required.
  • Provide cover for members of the secretarial team during periods of sickness and annual leave.
  • Maintain adequate supplies of office stationery.
  • Assist in the summarising of patient medical records.

About us

The Billericay Medical Practice is a large GP training practice of 11.9k patients situated in Billericay, Essex. With a continued CQC rating of 'good', they offer a wide range of health services.

Date posted

27 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8037

Job locations

Stock Road

Billericay

Essex

CM12 0BJ


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

  • Experience of working in a similar position.
  • Experience of working in a clinical environment.
  • Typing experience.
  • Experience of dealing with the public/patients.
  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
  • Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
  • Able to work under pressure.
  • Able to work in a changing environment.
  • Able to use own initiative.

Desirable

  • Experience of the SystmOne clinical system desired.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • none

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a similar position.
  • Experience of working in a clinical environment.
  • Typing experience.
  • Experience of dealing with the public/patients.
  • An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
  • Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
  • Able to work under pressure.
  • Able to work in a changing environment.
  • Able to use own initiative.

Desirable

  • Experience of the SystmOne clinical system desired.

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

Stock Road

Billericay

Essex

CM12 0BJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

Stock Road

Billericay

Essex

CM12 0BJ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

The Billericay Medical Practice

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Date posted

27 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience dependent on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8037

Job locations

Stock Road

Billericay

Essex

CM12 0BJ


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