Medical Secretary

The Methodist Church in Britain; Truro; Presencial; GBP 17.000 - 28.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Probus Surgery's admin team is recruiting a Medical Secretary to support its GPs, health professionals and management team. The role focuses on audio and copy typing, word processing, correspondence, appointments and maintaining secure filing systems.

This part-time position runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with training provided if GP secretarial experience is lacking. GCSE level education or equivalent is required, and previous medical secretary work is advantageous.

Formación

• GCSE level education or equivalent (required).
• Experience as medical secretary preferred but training available.
• Competence in audio typing and word processing.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Provide audio and copy typing for GPs and health professionals.
• Liaise with colleagues about waiting times and correspondence.
• Make appointments and maintain filing systems that are secure.
• Monitor practice emails and support admin tasks.
• Prepare invoices for private work.
• Update standard operating procedures as necessary.

Conocimientos

Audio typing

Word processing

Communication skills

Educación

GCSE level education or equivalent

AMSPAR medical secretarial or equivalent qualification

Herramientas

SystmOne

Descripción del empleo

Probus Surgery's admin team is recruiting a Medical Secretary to support its GPs, health professionals and management team. The work centres on audio and copy typing, word processing, correspondence, appointments and keeping filing systems accurate and secure. It is a part-time role across Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and the practice will train a suitable candidate who lacks GP secretarial experience. Previous medical secretary experience and GCSE-level education or equivalent are essential.

What the job involves

• Provide audio, copy typing and word processing for GPs and health professionals, including letters, reports, referrals and minutes
• Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues about waiting times and correspondence
• Make appointments and bookings
• Establish and maintain filing and administrative systems that are secure and easy to access
• Provide flexible cover for the secretarial team during sickness and annual leave
• Monitor practice emails
• Liaise with PCSE
• Register permanent and temporary patients and deduct patients as required
• Prepare invoices for private work
• Send death certificates and cremation paperwork to the coroner's office and undertakers
• Update standard operating procedures as necessary
• Retrieve and file medical records and correspondence, and help complete medical and insurance records

Qualifications

• GCSE level education or equivalent

Experience

• Experience working as a medical secretary

Skills & knowledge

• Competence in audio typing and word processing
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience working within a GP practice
• AMSPAR medical secretarial or equivalent qualification
• RSA stage 2 typing plus audio typing and text processing, or equivalent
• Knowledge of the SystmOne clinical system