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Medical Secretary

The closing date is 13 June 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Writtle Surgery for a part-time experienced medical secretary to join the well-established, friendly team.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide essential secretarial duties.
  • Manage all telephone and email enquiries.
  • Manage referrals to secondary care.
  • Audio typing of GP correspondence using a digital dictation system.
  • Liaise with patients about their care and assisting GPs with negotiating care pathways.

About us

The Writtle Surgery is a 3 partner semi-rural dispensing practice of approximately 8,000 patients. We have 3 salaried GPs, and a fully staffed team including practice nurses, dispensers, secretaries and administrators, clinical pharmacists and receptionists. The benefits of joining our practice include access to the NHS pension and competitive rates of pay.

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8978-1

Job locations

16A Lordship Road

Writtle

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 3EH


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

  • NA

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent general IT skills including MS Office and ideally experience of working with a clinical system.
  • 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 independently.
  • Applicants will need to be flexible to cover colleagues sickness or holiday.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NA

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Excellent general IT skills including MS Office and ideally experience of working with a clinical system.
  • 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 independently.
  • Applicants will need to be flexible to cover colleagues sickness or holiday.

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

16A Lordship Road

Writtle

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 3EH


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Primary Care Careers

Address

16A Lordship Road

Writtle

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 3EH


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Writtle Surgery

enquiries@eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk

01206918760

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

8978-1

Job locations

16A Lordship Road

Writtle

Chelmsford

Essex

CM1 3EH


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