Medical Secretary

Job summary

Chelmer Medical Partnership has a fantastic opportunity for a medical secretary to join their team on a part-time basis, working 30.5 hours a week. This will be a 9-12 month fixed term contract commencing in November 2024 with the flexibility to days and hours to suit the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

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

• Providing a full secretarial service including efficient audio-typing, using a digital dictation system, copy-typing and word processing, for all GPs and health professionals, as required.
• Typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, meeting minutes and memorandums.
• Liaising with patients regarding their care and assisting GPs with negotiating care pathways.
• Ensuring that any requests for information from medical records are appropriately dealt with, according to practice policy, and that all subsequent charges are invoiced appropriately.
• Performing any reasonable administrative tasks, as requested by the practice manager.

About us

Chelmer Medical Partnership was formed in 2019 from the merger of Humber Road Surgery, Melbourne House Surgery and Tennyson House Surgery. The partnership provides a GP service to approximately 32,000 patients in the Chelmsford area. The partners and staff have a shared belief in the delivery of high quality, traditional personal family care. Patients interests are kept very much to the fore and there is a strong commitment to develop patient services.