Medical Secretary

We are looking for a full- time and part-time MedicalSecretary to join our friendly team. We are a busy Practice located in WestBromwich with a branch site. There is a requirement to work 5 days per week tocover., The role of the Medical Secretary is to provide secretarialsupport to all members of the team, both clinical and non-clinical., The secretarial team is responsible for dealing with all clinical correspondence and related queries. At all times total confidentiality must be maintained in that no information about patients, or the practice, either medical or non-medical, is disclosed to persons other than those employed or attached to the practice for whom such information is relevant. Major duties and responsibilities : Secretarial Duties : Typing of all medical correspondence from the GP partners or locum GPs to hospital consultants, outside agencies and other bodies and handling any related queries in a timely and efficient manner.

• Typing of all clinical and non-clinical administration from the practice manager, ANP, practice nurse, attached staff etc.
• Typing of meeting minutes
• Dealing with requests to the Practice and preparing reports etc
• Record all contact regarding patients on the clinical system.
• Complete fast track referrals via the ERS system.
• Complete e-referrals and code accordingly.
• Check for, chase up and action e-referral rejections.
• Chase and follow up requests from patients and clinicians.
• Docman and SystmOne tasks to be actioned in a timely manner
• Re-routing of bloods to other GPs to be actioned twice daily
• Telephone contact with outside agencies.
• To perform any other task as required, appropriate to the role of a medical secretary.
Provide other administrative cover as required. Personal Development :
• Attend meetings etc as required by the practice to meet the requirements of the post.
  
  Qualifications Essential Previous work experience as a Medical Secretary Excellent telephone manner Excellent communication skills Excellent organisation skills Excellent ability to prioritise tasks and complete to deadlines
Desirable
• Desirable Experience of SystmOne and Docman systems Awareness of medical terminology
Desirable criteria Essential
• Experience of working in GP Practice as a secretary.
Desirable
• Experience of working in GP Practice as a secretary.
  
  Clifton Medical Centre is a busy Practice with approx 5300plus patients. CMC set up is between two sites, other site is in Smethwick. Wehave a team of GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurses, Health CareAssistant plus a non-clinical team of Admin and Reception staff.