Mersea Island Medical Practice has an opportunity for a medical secretary to join our fantastic team on a part time basis, hrs to be discussed
This is an essential role at the practice, providing an efficient, comprehensive secretarial and administrative support service to the practice clinical team.
The main responsibilities of the role include:
Providing a full secretarial service for all GPs and health professionals as required. This mainly includes sending referrals via eRS and email, using Ardens templates and formatting letters, reports, and any other correspondence in an accurate and timely manner. This includes some audiotyping (Lexacom) but mainly the processing of tasks on EMIS WEB.
Dealing with hospital, clinical, patient and practice queries via phone and email regarding hospital appointments, correspondence and treatments.
Following up GP requests for information.
Managing advice & guidance provided.
Maintaining the computer-based clinic system in an accurate and secure manner.
Maintaining an accurate referrals database.
Performing any administrative tasks requested by the practice operations manager.
About the Candidate
If you are an experienced medical secretary, then we would love to hear from you.
You will have the following skills and experience:.
EMIS experience preferable but not essential as training can be provided
Administrative experience and good organisational skills.
General IT skills and experience of working within a secretarial environment
Excellent communication skills and a friendly approach.
Understanding of maintaining confidentiality and data security at all times.
Ability to multitask and to work accurately under pressure.
Ability to work as part of a team, as well as being comfortable working independently.
Ability to cover colleagues’ absence for sickness and annual leave.
About Us
We are an established practice in West Mersea and are a branch of the Colte partnership, we also have a CQC rating of good.
We are a training practice, and the team consists of 6 GP partners, 4 registrar, 1 ANP and a nursing team along with a very supportive administrative & reception teams
Our values are:
• To provide high quality, safe, compassionate patient centred healthcare.
• To work collaboratively as a team with honesty, integrity, and personal responsibility.
• To work dynamically, with optimism, adaptability, efficiency, and initiative.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.