Senior Medical Secretary - Part Time

HCA Healthcare UK; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Yeovil is seeking a part-time Senior Medical Secretary for their Andrology Team. The role includes providing full secretarial support to consultants, managing patient appointments, and maintaining patient records. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in medical secretarial work and strong communication skills. Competitive salary and a range of flexible benefits are offered.

Benefits

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Cycle to Work scheme

Group Life Assurance

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discount

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• Must have Senior Medical Secretarial experience.
• Andrology/Urology experience is desirable.
• Significant understanding of Medical terminology.
• Strong, accurate typing skills are essential.
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide full secretarial support to the Consultants practice.
• Manage patient appointments and liaise with patients and hospital staff.
• Maintain and file accurate patient records.
• Arrange admissions and request investigations as needed.

Skills

Senior Medical Secretarial experience

Understanding of Medical terminology

Strong typing skills

Computer literacy

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Job Title: Senior Medical Secretary | Andrology

Location: The Harley Street Clinic

Part time - 19 hours per week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Permanent

Salary: Competitive

We’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Medical Secretary to join our Andrology Team based at The Harley St Clinic.

As a Senior Medical Secretary you’ll be responsible for ensuring the continued provision of the highest quality of secretarial and administrative support. Duties will include providing full secretarial support to consultants, being responsible for the appropriate management of patient appointments, liaising with patients and hospital staff as required in order to facilitate this. You will also undertake any other duties as called upon to carry out by the Practice Manager.

What you’ll do:

• Provide full secretarial support to the Consultants practice (including audio-typing of clinical/non-clinical material, reports etc) including those of a sensitive nature, whilst maintaining confidentiality.
• At consultants’ request arrange admissions, request investigations and obtain test results using hospital data systems. Draw consultants’ immediate attention to results deemed abnormal or urgent.
• Manage other correspondence and telephone contacts appropriately.
• Maintain and file accurate patient records, including appropriate patient case note filing, and preparation of relevant clinic notes prior to Outpatient Clinics.

What you’ll bring:

• Must have Senior Medical Secretarial experience.
• Andrology/Urology experience is desirable.
• Significant understanding of Medical terminology.
• Strong, accurate typing skills are essential.
• Computer literacy.
• Excellent communication skills.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Medical Secretary you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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