Temporary Medical Secretary | Immediate Start

Office Angels; Ilminster; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Boost platform

Temporary candidate of the month

Temporary candidate lunches/treats

Online timesheets

Dedicated consultant

Job summary

Office Angels is supporting a healthcare provider in Ilminster with a temporary Medical Secretary role starting immediately. You will support doctors and clinicians by managing patient referrals, typing clinical notes, and handling confidential communications during a 4–6 week assignment.

The position involves organising patient information, updating records, and coordinating correspondence while maintaining a professional front desk presence in a busy healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Prior secretarial experience within the healthcare sector
• Strong organisational skills
• Confident and professional telephone manner
• IT literate with knowledge of all MS Office packages
• Attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Send patient referral forms to hospitals and specialists using the electronic referral system
• Monitor outstanding hospital appointments and chase missing clinic letters
• Type notes and support letters for patients within strict time limits
• Enter and update patient details
• Open, sort, and distribute incoming and outgoing physical and digital mail
• Monitor practice email inboxes and action clinical tasks

Tools

MS Office

Job description

JOB TITLE: Temporary Medical Secretary | Immediate Start

LOCATION: Ilminster

HOURLY RATE: £13.00 per hour

HOURS: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours (can be worked across 4 days)

BENEFITS:

• Weekly pay
• Access to Boost - our exclusive platform with discounts on hundreds of retailers, a wellbeing hub with recipes, an exercise area, and a mindfulness section with blogs & videos
• Temporary candidate of the month award
• Temporary candidate lunches/treats
• Online timesheets
• A dedicated consultant as an additional layer of support

Are you an experienced Receptionist with a background in healthcare and available to start immediately?

We are supporting a respected healthcare provider in their search for a Medical Secretary to join their friendly team on a temporary basis for 4 to 6 weeks. You would provide direct administrative and secretarial support to doctors and healthcare clinicians by managing patient referrals, typing clinical notes, and handling confidential communications. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive team and make a real difference to patient's experiences from day one.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Send patient referral forms to hospitals and specialists using the electronic referral system
• Monitor outstanding hospital appointments and chase missing clinic letters
• Type notes and support letters for patients within strict time limits
• Enter and update patient details
• Open, sort, and distribute incoming and outgoing physical and digital mail
• Monitor practice email inboxes and action clinical tasks

KEY SKILLS:

• Prior secretarial experience within the healthcare sector
• Strong organisational skills
• Confident and professional telephone manner
• IT literate with knowledge of all MS Office packages
• Attention to detail

Office Angels is an employment agency and business. We are an equal-opportunities employer who puts expertise, energy and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, abilities and more. By showcasing talents, skills and unique experiences in an inclusive environment, we help individuals thrive. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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