Medical Secretary

The Billericay Medical Practice; Billericay; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Billericay is looking for a part-time medical secretary to join their practice support team. Responsibilities include providing secretarial support to doctors, managing appointments, and maintaining confidential records. The ideal candidate will have experience in a clinical environment and strong typing skills. This role offers a great opportunity for someone who is well organized and enjoys a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Well organised person who enjoys a varied role.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a changing environment.
• Understanding of strict confidentiality requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient copy typing and word processing service.
• Assist the practice manager with clerical and administrative duties.
• Maintain filing and administrative systems.
• Retrieve medical records and assist with documentation.

Skills

Experience of working in a similar position

Experience of working in a clinical environment

Typing experience

Experience of dealing with the public / patients

Tools

SystmOne clinical system

Job description

About the Role

The Billericay Medical Practice has an exciting opportunity for a medical secretary to join our busy practice support team, on a part-time basis for 28 hours a week, Tuesday to Friday.

The role will be to provide general secretarial support to the practice manager, doctors and health professionals, involving word processing and audio typing with general clerical work.

Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient copy typing and word processing service for GPs and health professionals as required.
• Assist the practice manager with all clerical and administrative duties.
• Make appointments, bookings and admissions as required.
• Establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure.
• Retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical / insurance records / PPA claim.
• File patient records and correspondence in patient medical records.
• Receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls.
• Maintain the computer clinic system in an accurate and secure manner.
• Assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required.
• Provide cover for members of the secretarial team during periods of sickness and annual leave.
• Maintain adequate supplies of office stationery.
• Assist in the summarising of patient medical records.

Please find job description attached for further information.

About the Candidate

If you are a well organised person who enjoys a varied and interesting role, then we would love to hear from you.

Key Criteria

• Experience of working in a similar position.
• Experience of working in a clinical environment.
• Experience of the SystmOne clinical system desired.
• Typing experience.
• Experience of dealing with the public / patients.

Other Skills Required

• An understanding, acceptance and adherence to the need for strict confidentiality.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and determine own workload priorities.
• Ability to work as part of an integrated multi-skilled team.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to work in a changing environment.
• Able to use own initiative.

About Us

The Billericay medical practice is a large GP training practice of patients situated in Billericay, Essex. With a continued CQC rating of 'good', they offer a wide range of health services.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.