MEDICAL SECRETARY

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced Medical Secretary - knowledge of Emis, Docman and Lexacom preferred.

  • Provide high quality administrative and secretarial support
  • work as part of a friendly, dedicated team
  • Use IT systems to manage information effectively
  • Communicate with patients and colleagues with kindness and professionalism
  • Help ensure our practice runs smoothly and efficiently

Main duties of the job

  • Referral Management: Process routine and urgent patient referrals, including fast-track urgent suspected cancer (two-week-wait) pathways, using e-RS and tracking any rejected or delayed requests.
  • Correspondence & Typing: Handle audio or copy typing of clinical letters, medical reports, and insurance requests.
  • Patient & Hospital Liaison: Answer patient queries regarding referral progress and coordinate with hospital departments or consultant secretaries.
  • Records & IT Management: Update electronic patient records accurately using clinical systems and document management tools
  • Administrative Support: Manage shared secretarial inboxes, process non-NHS private work or solicitors' requests, and support practice workflows.
  • About us

    We are a rural dispensing practice on in the North Cotswolds serving a growing population with a current list size of 8,000

    We offer

    • Competitive salary
    • NHS pension scheme
    • On site parking
    • Friendly and supportive team

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

  • Referral Management: Process routine and urgent patient referrals, including fast-track urgent suspected cancer (two-week-wait) pathways, using e-RS and tracking any rejected or delayed requests.
  • Correspondence & Typing: Handle audio or copy typing of clinical letters, medical reports, and insurance requests.
  • Patient & Hospital Liaison: Answer patient queries regarding referral progress and coordinate with hospital departments or consultant secretaries.
  • Records & IT Management: Update electronic patient records accurately using clinical systems and document management tools
  • Administrative Support: Manage shared secretarial inboxes, process non-NHS private work or solicitors' requests, and support practice workflows.
  • Person Specification

    Experience

    Essential
    • Experience of Medical Secretary
    Desirable
    • Experience of working within a GP practice
    • Experience of Emis, Docman, Lexacom

    Disclosure and Barring Service Check

    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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

    Employer details

    Employer name

    Meon Medical Centre

    Address

    Goose Lane

    Lower Quinton

    Stratford-upon-avon

    Warwickshire

    CV37 8TA

    United Kingdom

    Employer's website

    https://www.meonmedicalcentre.nhs.uk/

    Job Details

    Company
    Meon Medical Centre
    Location
    Stratford-upon-avon, CV37 8TA, United Kingdom
    Salary
    Negotiable
    Posted