Medical Secretary

Job summary

Knebworth & Marymead Medical Practice has a fantastic opportunity for a medical secretary to join their team on a full-time basis, for 37.5 hours per week (flexible).

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

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

Main duties of the job

• Providing a full secretarial service including efficient audio-typing, copy-typing and word processing, 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 computer-based 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.

About us

At Knebworth & Marymead Medical Practice we are a friendly team who are proud to offer the highest standard of care to our 13,500 patients. We are operating a total triage model in the practice and run a multi-disciplinary team across a wide range of skills. We pride ourselves on the approachability of our partners and staff and encourage a positive environment. Based in Knebworth, a lovely village with a range of local shops, eateries and public spaces.

For more information, please contact Alex or Mike on knebworth.manager@nhs.net