Medical Secretary

Job summary

A vacancy for an efficient medical secretary has arisen at Acle Medical Partnership in Norwich, to maintain and deliver care and support to our patients. This position is offered on a part-time basis, working pattern and hours are negotiable.

Main duties of the job

• Dealing with clinical correspondence on behalf of our clinical team using a variety of software packages.
• Liaising with external agencies such as hospitals and ensuring referrals are processed efficiently and timely.
• Providing a broad spectrum of secretarial support to the GPs, practice manager and health professionals.
• Updating documents on word, excel, outlook and using MS teams.
• Dealing with all correspondence on behalf of practitioners for both NHS and private work.
• Managing all urgent work requests as a priority.
• Processing referrals via the NHS electronic referral service or by email and maintaining logs of all referrals.

About us

We are a forward thinking rural General Practice who dispense to around 6,500 patients.

Our team is led by 4 Partners who work with 2 salaried GPS, 1 Retainer GP, Advanced Paramedic, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Physicians Associate, Nursing Team and HCAs. We have an excellent non-clinical admin and reception team.

We have a branch surgery in the pretty village of Reedham. We are a teaching practice with year 2 students. Our clinical system is Emis. Acle Medical Partnership is a GMS practice with a good CQC rating. We are a friendly Practice and offer high levels of support.

We are looking for a candidate that fits well into our Practice and whose priorities are excellent patient care and teamwork. The focus of this role is to deliver a well led, safe, effective, patient centred and profitable dispensary. We promote a good work life balance and provide private healthcare insurance for all staff.

We have regular team meetings, clinical and non-clinical and have a very supportive partnership.