Medical Secretary

NHS; Bedford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bedford is seeking a part-time medical secretary to provide comprehensive administrative support. The role involves managing patient information, handling queries, and maintaining clinical systems. Ideal candidates will have experience in primary care and excellent administrative skills. Benefits include competitive pay and ample annual leave.

Benefits

Living Wage Foundation accredited pay

Minimum 23 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles within a healthcare setting.
• Proficient in using clinical IT systems and MS Office.
• Able to maintain confidentiality and security of patient data.

Responsibilities

• Provide full secretarial service including typing of documents.
• Handle patient queries regarding appointments.
• Maintain accurate and secure clinical systems.

Skills

Audio- and touch-typing skills

Primary care experience

Strong administrative skills

Sound knowledge of medical terminology

Excellent IT skills including MS Office

Read-coding experience

Understanding of confidentiality and data security

Ability to multi-task

Ability to work as part of a team

Job description

The De Parys Group has a vacancy for a medical secretary to join their team on a part-time basis, working circa 21.5 hours per week (negotiable).

With the increasing use of technology in general practice, medical secretaries are playing an increasingly important role in managing patient information and ensuring that healthcare providers have access to the data they need to deliver high-quality care.

Main duties of the job

• Providing a full secretarial service including the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, meeting minutes, memorandums, etc.
• Handling queries regarding hospital appointments and treatments.
• Ensuring that any requests for information are appropriately dealt with and that all subsequent charges are invoiced appropriately.
• Arranging meetings (to include the booking of rooms) as required.
• Designing template letters and forms for use throughout the practice.
• Maintaining the clinical system, in an accurate and secure manner.
• Assisting with the gathering of statistics and information.

About us

The De Parys Groups priority is to provide the highest standard of clinical care to the 38,000 patients registered with the practice. We aim to work collaboratively with other healthcare providers and support organisations, to enable more patients to be treated in a primary care setting, closer to home. We embrace a continuous improvement ethos and strive to ensure that we are available to patients when they need a consultation. We have a strong training ethos within the practice with a team of medical and non-medical educators as well as opportunities for non-clinical staff to develop and progress.

TDPG is fortunate to have its own dispensaries at our De Parys and Bromham sites. In addition to our routine GMS services, we offer a comprehensive range of services including minor surgery, LARC provision and anticoagulation clinics.

We have high QOF achievement and excellent KPIs within the group.

Benefits include:

• Proper pay and Living Wage Foundation accredited.
• Annual leave: minimum 23 days FTE, with enhancements for long service.

Job responsibilities

Ifyou would like to find out more information about this role, please see theattached job specification.

Person Specification

Experience

• Audio- and touch-typing skills.
• Primary care experience
• Strong administrative experience and good organisation skills.
• Sound knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent general IT skills including MS Office and experience of working with a clinical system.
• Experience in read-coding and work-flowing clinical documentation.
• 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.

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.