Medical Secretary

NHS; Aldridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a part-time secretary to join their friendly team in Aldridge. The role involves providing essential secretarial support, managing patient referrals, and assisting with administrative duties. Ideal candidates will have secretarial experience and be proficient in medical terminology, ensuring streamlined operations and high-quality patient interactions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a general practice is ideal.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Typing letters, patient referrals, and reports.
• Maintaining medical records and assisting reception.
• Handling tasks from GP and establishing filing systems.

Skills

Secretarial experience

Medical Terminology

Education

GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths

Job description

We are looking for a part-time secretary (24 hours) working Tuesday-Friday to support our excellent secretarial team. This role will also include administration support for our reception team. Secretarial experience is preferred.

Our surgery operates Monday-Friday 8-6pm.

Main duties of the job

Typing of letters via Lexacom, Choose & Book referrals, chasing referrals, photocopying of notes, retrieve medical records and assist in completion of medical/insurance records, dealing with tasks from GP.

About us

Northgate Practice is the 4th largest practice in Walsall and is rated CQC 'Good'. The practice consists of 8 GP's, 5 nurses, Phlebotomists, Pharmacists and admin staff. We are looking for an experienced secretary to join our excellent team. We work in a friendly enviroment with an excellent patient focused ethos.

Job responsibilities

To provide an efficient audio, copy typing and word processing service for GP's and health professionals as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals and minutes in an accurate and quality manner.

To deal with and action tasks and messages sent from clinicians.

To assist the practice manager and reception team with clerical and administrative duties.

To establish and maintain a filling and administrative system so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure.

To retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records.

To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to communicate with colleges and patients, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries.

To maintain the computer clinical system in an accurate and secure manner.

To provide occasional cover for members of the reception team during periods of sickness and annual leave.

In liaison with other members of the team, maintain adequate supplies of office stationery in order to perform your duties.

To receive and dispatch mail and maintain a pending system.

Person Specification

Experience

• Secretarial experience- ideally worked in general practice
• Medical Terminology

Qualifications

• GCSE grade A to c in English and Math's
• Secretarial experience

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.