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Priory Road Medical Centre

Medical Secretary

The closing date is 30 March 2026

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Job summary

The job holder will be responsible for the provision of an efficient, comprehensive secretarial and administration support service to the Practice.

Good communications are extremely important within the Practice, with patients and with outside agencies and you will be expected to help ensure that everyone who encounters it holds the Practice in high regard. Absolute discretion is required in protecting patients confidentiality.

Main duties of the job

  • Typing of correspondence and reports
  • Liaising with patients regarding referrals and appointments
  • Liaising with secondary and tertiary care
  • Maintaining a contact database
  • Data entry to ensure that enquiries from patients are efficiently and courteously handled.
  • Attend training courses as and when requested, to do so for the mutual benefit of the employee and employer, on the understanding that no expense will be incurred by the individual save for refreshments.
  • Carry out any other duties as mutually agreed between employer and employee.
  • Scan all Medical reports/examinations carried out by GPs into the notes.
  • Send Medical Reports to appropriate addresses/solicitors and raise invoices
  • To check off payments received and to follow up non-payments.
  • To always maintain strict confidentiality.

About us

Wyvern Health Primary Care Network incorporates The Lawn Medical Centre, Old Town Surgery and Priory Road Medical Centre. The PCN is based in Swindon supporting over 26,000 patients.

We are high performing practices with a strong ethos of continuity of patient care, teamwork and peer support. We have a list size of circa 26,000 patients, we use SystmOne and our most recent CQC rating was GOOD.

Details

Date posted

06 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.22 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0804-26-0000

Job locations

Priory Road

Swindon

SN3 2EZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To always maintain strict confidentiality.

Typing of correspondence and reports

Liaising with patients regarding referrals and appointments

Liaising with secondary and tertiary care

Maintaining a contact database

Data entry to ensure that enquiries from patients are efficiently and courteously handled.

Attend training courses as and when requested, to do so for the mutual benefit of the employee and employer, on the understanding that no expense will be incurred by the individual save for refreshments.

Carry out any other duties as mutually agreed between employer and employee.

Medical Reports:

Scan all Medical reports/examinations carried out by GPs into the notes.

Send Medical Reports to appropriate addresses/solicitors and raise invoices

To check off payments received and to follow up non-payments.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To always maintain strict confidentiality.

Typing of correspondence and reports

Liaising with patients regarding referrals and appointments

Liaising with secondary and tertiary care

Maintaining a contact database

Data entry to ensure that enquiries from patients are efficiently and courteously handled.

Attend training courses as and when requested, to do so for the mutual benefit of the employee and employer, on the understanding that no expense will be incurred by the individual save for refreshments.

Carry out any other duties as mutually agreed between employer and employee.

Medical Reports:

Scan all Medical reports/examinations carried out by GPs into the notes.

Send Medical Reports to appropriate addresses/solicitors and raise invoices

To check off payments received and to follow up non-payments.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA II or Equvialent
  • GSCE English
  • Microsoft Office/Word Processing

Desirable

  • Experience of working with confidential information

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Computer Literacy
  • Communication Skills
  • Organisational Skills
  • Experience of using office equipment
  • Accurate typing skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of working environment and relevant terminology
  • SystmOne experience
  • Knowledge of data security and confidential issues

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Medical Secretary experience
  • Medical Terminology

Desirable

  • Audio copy typing experience (Lexacom system used)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RSA II or Equvialent
  • GSCE English
  • Microsoft Office/Word Processing

Desirable

  • Experience of working with confidential information

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Computer Literacy
  • Communication Skills
  • Organisational Skills
  • Experience of using office equipment
  • Accurate typing skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of working environment and relevant terminology
  • SystmOne experience
  • Knowledge of data security and confidential issues

Experience

Essential

  • Previous Medical Secretary experience
  • Medical Terminology

Desirable

  • Audio copy typing experience (Lexacom system used)

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

Priory Road Medical Centre

Address

Priory Road

Swindon

SN3 2EZ


Employer's website

https://www.prioryroadmedicalcentre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Priory Road Medical Centre

Address

Priory Road

Swindon

SN3 2EZ


Employer's website

https://www.prioryroadmedicalcentre.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Manager

Shella Hollister

shella.hollister@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

06 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.22 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A0804-26-0000

Job locations

Priory Road

Swindon

SN3 2EZ


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