Medical Secretary

Job summary

Douglas Grove Surgery has an opportunity for a medical secretary to join our team on apart-time basis, for 18 hours per week working across 3 days.

With the increasing use of technology in general practice, medical secretaries are playing an important role in managing patient information and ensuring that healthcare providers have access to the data they need to deliver high-quality care.

Main duties of the job

• Providing a full secretarial service including the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, meeting minutes, memorandums, etc.
• Handling queries regarding hospital appointments and treatments.
• Ensuring that any requests for information are appropriately dealt with 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.
• Maintaining the clinical system, in an accurate and secure manner.
• Assisting with the gathering of statistics and information.

About us

Douglas Grove Surgery is a busy well-organised teaching practice, serving around 6500 patients. With a small admin team supportinga multidisciplinary team including: 2 x GPs 2 x Nurse Practitioners 2x Practice Nurses 1 x HCAs Clinical Pharmacists FCPs Mental Health Nurses Care Co-ordinator Social Prescriber We are a friendly and supportive team that strives to provide an outstanding service to its patients.

Benefits include:

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Annual Leave: minimum 28 days FTE, with enhancements for long service.