Medical Secretary GP Surgery

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Griffiths Practice is seeking a combined secretary and receptionist to support a team of three GPs, an ANP and practice nurses. You will raise referrals and write referral letters from consultation notes, along with reception, clinical coding and prescription processing.

Hours are around 37.5 per week, negotiable, across 8:00–18:30, Monday to Friday. EMIS Web experience is essential and a DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Experience as a secretary.
• Experience using EMIS Web.
• IT skills including Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of clinical terminology.
• Familiarity with the eRS platform.
• Professional, diplomatic and sensitive communication.
• Working under pressure, prioritising workload and solving problems.

Responsibilities

• Raise referrals for the practice.
• Write high-standard referral letters from consultations.
• Front of house and reception duties.
• Clinical coding.
• Summarising patient records.
• QOF, CQC and LCS admin.
• Prescription processing.
• Telephone enquiries.
• General administration and data input.
• Cover colleagues' annual leave, sick leave and other tasks.

Skills

IT skills

Grammar & punctuation

Clinical terminology

Diplomatic communication

Working under pressure

Tools

EMIS Web

eRS platform

Word

Excel

Job description

Combined secretary and receptionist role at Griffiths Practice, supporting a team of three GPs, an ANP and practice nurses. The core work is raising referrals and writing referral letters from consultation notes, alongside reception, clinical coding and prescription processing. Hours run Monday to Friday, around 37.5 and negotiable, across mornings, afternoons and shifts from 8.00am to 6.30pm. EMIS Web experience is essential and a DBS check is required.

What the job involves

• Raise referrals for the practice
• Write high-standard referral letters from clinical information in consultations
• Front of house and general reception duties
• Clinical coding
• Summarising patient records
• QOF, CQC and LCS admin
• Prescription processing
• Telephone enquiries
• General administration and data input
• Cover colleagues' annual leave, sick leave and a wide variety of tasks

What’s required

Experience

• Experience as a secretary
• Previous experience of EMIS Web

Skills & knowledge

• IT skills including Word and Excel
• Good standard of grammar and punctuation
• Knowledge of clinical terminology
• Familiarity with the eRS platform
• Professional, diplomatic and sensitive communication
• Working under pressure, prioritising workload and solving problems

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check

Other

• Flexibility to work during opening hours, 8.00am to 6.30pm
• Working as part of a team
• Interest in learning new skills and taking on new challenges