Medical Secretary (Part-time)

Penns are looking to recruit an experienced Medical Secretary to join the team of a GP Surgery in Sutton Coldfield. The successful candidate will need to be a self-motivated individual with relevant all round secretarial experience, excellent medical terminology, audio typing, telephone and customer service skills.

Main duties:

• To provide full support for the medical team, ensuring an efficient and effective clerical and administrative service to the practice
• To assist the doctors in the provision of accessible, effective and high-quality medical services
• To receive, process and dispatch clinical correspondence
• To record, action, and monitor the outcome for requests for home visits and transport
• Audio & copy typing of letters and medical correspondence
• Respond to general enquiries and requests made to the Surgery
• Be courteous, confidential and sympathetic to patients at all times
• To contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Surgery team
• Dealing with NHS & Private referrals issued by the Doctor's
• All Secretarial duties as required

Skills:

• Having good organisational and language skills.
• Secretarial experience is a must
• Having high attention to detail
• Being able to stay calm under stressful circumstances.
• Having interpersonal abilities and tactfulness
• Good IT skills.
• Maintain effective filing and recording system for patient data.
• Be discreet with confidential information.
• Good written and spoken communication.
• EMIS workflow manager (desirable)
• RSA Typing/audio stage 1&2 minimum or equivalent
• Medical terminology

This position will be subject to Disclosure & Barring service (formerly known as DBS)

If you are interested in working within a great team and utilising your secretarial skills then I want to hear from you. please apply now for more information.

The hours:

The hours can be flexible, so you can work either 3 full days (Mon/Tues/Wed 8.30am to 5pm) or 4 part days Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri (covering 24 hours) - you decide.