Medical Secretary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust requires a meticulous Medical Secretary to provide comprehensive secretarial support to a clinical team. You will act as a focal point for the team and patients, managing referrals, correspondence, medical reports and other administrative work.

Join a busy NHS environment where accuracy, confidentiality and meeting deadlines are essential. You will work closely with clinical staff to ensure workflows are efficient and compliant with Trust policies and

Qualifications

• Good typing skills and accuracy in handling sensitive patient information.
• Ability to formulate and use Excel spreadsheets, Word and Outlook.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail required.

Responsibilities

• Reception desk duties and patient-facing tasks.
• Receiving and processing referrals and registering patients.
• Making appointments and providing reports to referrers.

Skills

Typing

Excel

Word

Outlook

Organised

Attention to detail

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

The post-holder will be required to provide a comprehensive secretarial service relating to NHS work for a clinical team.

They will act as a focal point for the clinical team and patients, providing support with with referrals, clinical correspondence, medical reports and other administrative work.

The role involves communicating with patients, clinical staff within and outside of the hospital and other healthcare organisations; managing workflows and ensuring all work is completed accurately and within appropriate timescales.

Some of the responsibilities include: Reception desk duties, receiving and processing referrals, registering patients, making appointments and providing reports to referrers.

We are looking for an organised, reliable and detailed-focused Medical Secretary to join our friendly team. If you have excellent organisational and communication skills, enjoy meeting people and can meet challenging deadlines, then you could be the person we are looking for.

The successful applicant will be a crucial part of our team, providing a link between the Trust, the patient and other healthcare professionals. They will provide a comprehensive, efficient and responsive administration service, ensuring referrals, correspondence and other clinical administration are processed accurately and efficiently in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Previous experience in general practice, the NHS or healthcare would be beneficial, but we also welcome applications from candidates with previous administrative or secretarial experience and willingness to learn. You will need to have good typing skills, be able to formulate and use excel spreadsheets, word and outlook. Full induction and training will be provided., This post requires a self-motivated and professional individual with the confidence and ability to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

You will need to be organised, able to prioritise competing demands, have excellent attention to detail and maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive patient information.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.