Bank Medical Secretary

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

The closing date is 18 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for experienced and flexible Medical Secretary's to support our Consultant located within the Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You would responsible for providing an efficient administrative support to the department and Consultant on a daily basis and provide an efficient secretarial support to consultant(s) and to work closely with all internal / external departments to help deliver the exceptional service to patients. To ensure that all Hospital policies and procedures are upheld and maintained at all times.

About us

Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our luxury private Hospital has an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients and is unique in that all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.

Please visit the HJE's Careers Page at www.hje.org.uk to apply.

The job advert will close once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Date posted

01 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.99 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0263-25-0086

Job locations

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

What are the Responsibilities of this Medical Secretaryrole?

Ensuring the timely processing of all patient related information, including clinic letters, reports, referrals, appointments, admissions, and all , general enquiries.
Ensuring that all correspondence is handled within the required timeframes.
To be responsible for booking all appointments and co ordinate theatre bookings as required.
Handling any outstanding invoices for patients, insurers or third parties to ensure prompt payment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What are the Responsibilities of this Medical Secretaryrole?

Ensuring the timely processing of all patient related information, including clinic letters, reports, referrals, appointments, admissions, and all , general enquiries.
Ensuring that all correspondence is handled within the required timeframes.
To be responsible for booking all appointments and co ordinate theatre bookings as required.
Handling any outstanding invoices for patients, insurers or third parties to ensure prompt payment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Am I the right person for this Medical Secretaryrole?
Well established numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE or equivalent, at grade C or above in Mathematics and English)
Typing or word processing qualification at RSA II (or equivalent)
AMSPAR Advanced Diploma for Medical Secretaries Level 3 qualification (or equivalent)
NVQ at level 3 or above in Business Administration (or equivalent)
Substantive secretarial experience working in a healthcare environment
Demonstrable experience of clerical work involving computerised systems
Demonstrable knowledge of medical terminology
Demonstrable experience of using audio transcription systems
Demonstrate experience of managing consultants accounts
Demonstrate knowledge of private medical insurers i.e. authorisations, coding & billing
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of windows based computer systems and be capable of using most Microsoft Office applications, particularly MS Word and Outlook
Demonstrate ability to pay good attention to detail, reliably check and record data and identify anomalies and be able to self-check completed work

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Am I the right person for this Medical Secretaryrole?
Well established numeracy and literacy skills (GCSE or equivalent, at grade C or above in Mathematics and English)
Typing or word processing qualification at RSA II (or equivalent)
AMSPAR Advanced Diploma for Medical Secretaries Level 3 qualification (or equivalent)
NVQ at level 3 or above in Business Administration (or equivalent)
Substantive secretarial experience working in a healthcare environment
Demonstrable experience of clerical work involving computerised systems
Demonstrable knowledge of medical terminology
Demonstrable experience of using audio transcription systems
Demonstrate experience of managing consultants accounts
Demonstrate knowledge of private medical insurers i.e. authorisations, coding & billing
Demonstrate a good working knowledge of windows based computer systems and be capable of using most Microsoft Office applications, particularly MS Word and Outlook
Demonstrate ability to pay good attention to detail, reliably check and record data and identify anomalies and be able to self-check completed work