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The Adderlane Surgery

Medical Secretary (with some reception duties)

The closing date is 30 June 2025

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Job summary

We are looking for a secretary to support the GPs and the practice manager in this small and friendly family practice. We are offering 20 hours of work over five mornings and the starting hourly rate is £12.75 per hour.

Main duties of the job

Good accurate typing skills, including audio typing are essential and a knowledge of working in general practice and using GP computer systems (we use EMIS) would be very helpful. A large part of your work will also be liaising, often by phone, with hospitals, professionals, patients and their families.

About us

This practice links its roots back to the 1870s and has been working from this site since 1991. This is one of the smallest practices in the North East, serving 2,200 patients, most of whom live close to the practice in Prudhoe. Long term personal continuity of care and easy access to our doctors is at the heart of the way we work, and this has been built upon good warm relationships between the practice members and our patients and good, happy relationships between all of us who work here. Success in this field is evidenced by some of the highest scores in England in the annual national GP Patient Survey.

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.75 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A5104-25-0000

Job locations

Adderlane Surgery

Adderlane Road

Prudhoe

Northumberland

NE42 5HR


Job description

Job responsibilities

It is as important to us that our secretary gets on well with our team and our patients as it is that they are skilled at their work.

If there are areas of this work that may be unfamiliar to you, we would rather work with you to develop the necessary skills than employ the wrong person.

Another consequence of the small size of this practice is the significant overlay of roles between all members of the team. This may result in your own work being interrupted by a pressing need in reception if busy. The start of the day may look more like a receptionist's job than a secretary's. The job can be busy at times, but we try our best to prevent it being stressful and we usually succeed.

The flexibility to be able to offer extra support to the receptionist or practice manager during holiday periods or even to cover extra hours to cover the absence of colleagues could also be helpful.

In an ideal world we are looking for someone who can contribute warmly to the running of the practice. Someone who is friendly, helpful, kind, flexible and capable.

If you are interested in the post, please do take the time to explore our practice website and maybe look at our ratings on the NHS GP Patient Survey.

To apply for this position please email your CV to alisonstimpson@nhs.net Please feel free to ring and chat to Alison, our practice manager, if you would like more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

It is as important to us that our secretary gets on well with our team and our patients as it is that they are skilled at their work.

If there are areas of this work that may be unfamiliar to you, we would rather work with you to develop the necessary skills than employ the wrong person.

Another consequence of the small size of this practice is the significant overlay of roles between all members of the team. This may result in your own work being interrupted by a pressing need in reception if busy. The start of the day may look more like a receptionist's job than a secretary's. The job can be busy at times, but we try our best to prevent it being stressful and we usually succeed.

The flexibility to be able to offer extra support to the receptionist or practice manager during holiday periods or even to cover extra hours to cover the absence of colleagues could also be helpful.

In an ideal world we are looking for someone who can contribute warmly to the running of the practice. Someone who is friendly, helpful, kind, flexible and capable.

If you are interested in the post, please do take the time to explore our practice website and maybe look at our ratings on the NHS GP Patient Survey.

To apply for this position please email your CV to alisonstimpson@nhs.net Please feel free to ring and chat to Alison, our practice manager, if you would like more information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • It is as important to us that our secretary gets on well with our team and our patients as it is that they are skilled at their work.
  • If there are areas of this work that may be unfamiliar to you, we would rather work with you to develop the necessary skills than employ the wrong person.
  • Please see the Job Description section for full details
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • It is as important to us that our secretary gets on well with our team and our patients as it is that they are skilled at their work.
  • If there are areas of this work that may be unfamiliar to you, we would rather work with you to develop the necessary skills than employ the wrong person.
  • Please see the Job Description section for full details

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

The Adderlane Surgery

Address

Adderlane Surgery

Adderlane Road

Prudhoe

Northumberland

NE42 5HR


Employer's website

https://www.adderlanesurgery.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Adderlane Surgery

Address

Adderlane Surgery

Adderlane Road

Prudhoe

Northumberland

NE42 5HR


Employer's website

https://www.adderlanesurgery.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Alison Stimpson

alisonstimpson@nhs.net

01661836386

Details

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.75 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

A5104-25-0000

Job locations

Adderlane Surgery

Adderlane Road

Prudhoe

Northumberland

NE42 5HR


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