Medical Secretary/admin Clerk - Billericay, United Kingdom - Primary Care Careers

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Billericay, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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About the Role:


The New Surgery, Billericay, has a fantastic opportunity for a medical secretary/admin clerk to join their team on a part-time basis, working 25 hours per week.


This is an essential front-line role at the practice, providing an efficient, comprehensive secretarial and administrative support service to the practice management team.


The main responsibilities of the role include:

  • Providing a full secretarial service for all GPs and health professionals, as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, meeting minutes, memorandums, etc., in an accurate and quality manner;
  • Handling patient and practice queries, regarding hospital appointments and treatments, confidentially;
  • Ensuring that any requests for information from medical records are appropriately dealt with, according to practice policy, and that all subsequent charges are invoiced appropriately;
  • Arranging meetings (to include the booking of rooms) as required;
  • Designing template letters and forms for use throughout the practice, as required;
  • Maintaining the computerbased clinic system, in an accurate and secure manner;
  • Assisting with the gathering of statistics and information, when required;
  • Performing any reasonable administrative tasks, as requested by the practice manager;
  • Reviewing and summarising medical records;
  • Registering new patients;
  • Covering reception as and when required;
  • Handling phone enquiries efficiently.


If you are an experienced medical secretary looking for a new and exciting challenge, then we would love to hear from you.

All applicants should have the following skills and experience:

  • Administrative experience and good organisation skills;
  • Sound knowledge of medical terminology;
  • Proficiency in the MS Office package, as well as excellent general IT skills and experience of working with a clinical system;
  • Experience in readcoding and workflowing clinical documentation;
  • Ability to 'think on your feet';
  • Excellent communication skills and a friendly approach;
  • Understanding of the need to maintain 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

About Us:

The New Surgery is a well-established, smaller practice in Billericay, which aims to provide high-quality care to our patients. We are looking for someone to complement our service and work as part of our team. We are members of Billericay Primary Care Network and, together, we provide services for the patients of Billericay.


We offer the following benefits:

  • Free parking onsite
  • NHS pension enrolment
  • Support with professional development
  • Competitive salary, negotiable and dependent on experience and qualifications
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