Full-time Medical Secretary - Canterbury, United Kingdom - Northgate Medical Practice

Northgate Medical Practice

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Canterbury, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Full time

Description

Provide a comprehensive, efficient, audio, copy typing and word processing secretarial service to GPs and Health Professionals as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, minutes etc. in an accurate, timely and quality manner. To assist the Management Team with all clerical and administrative duties.

Accurately transcribe all correspondence by touch typing from audio dictation using knowledge of medical terminology. Check and amend documents to ensure work is free from errors. Process referral letters following Practice procedures, meeting practice deadlines and ensuring a high standard of grammar and presentation. To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications.

Take accurate messages, give information and advice (not medical) to GPs, patients, relatives and other staff involved with the patient in a manner responsive to customer needs and in accordance with practice procedures.

To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems ensuring that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure. Filing methods must be consistent with practice procedures and facilitate easy retrieval. To take minutes ensuring they are typed and distributed within two days of the meeting.

These should be saved on the practice global drive. To work flexibly providing cover for members of the secretarial team during periods of sickness and annual leave. Undertake any other duties that are considered to be appropriate to the post.