Medical Secretary

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced secretary to join our friendly medical secretary team, at Lister House Surgery in Hatfield. This role is offered on a part-time basis for 28-30 hours per week and is an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where organisational skills and a friendly demeanour are highly valued. The position is suitable for individuals with prior secretarial or medical secretary experience looking to contribute to a well-established organisation. The right candidate does not have to have worked within the NHS before but does need to have prior secretarial expertise and knowledge.

Main duties of the job

• Process referrals utilising local referral pathways i.e. electronic referral system (NHS E referrals), as appropriate
• Audio typing referrals and reports using digital dictation system soft wear
• Provide an efficient word processing service for the GPs and wider Practice Team, as required. This includes typing of letters, reports, patients referral, minutes in an accurate manner
• Deal with queries from the Practice team, Patients, hospital providers and outside agencies
• Utilise the medical record system (System One) to process patient data
• Deal with tasks allocated to the secretarial team
• Monitor the generic email and deal with relevant queries efficiently
• Process and distribute incoming patient information as appropriate
• Work to practice protocols/ workflows
• Cover members of the secretarial team during periods of sickness and annual leave.
• Assist the practice manager with clerical administrative duties as required.
• Maintain filing and administrative systems

About us

Lister House Surgery has strong clinical and administration support and excellent working relationship with our primary care network.

• List Size 14,000 patients.
• SystmOne practice, users of Ardens and AccuRx.
• Excellent, modern purpose-built premises on single site.
• Strong collaborative working with the 3 other practices in Hatfield Primary Care Network and wider GP Federation.
• Organised GP team consisting of 8 partners, 3 salaried GPs, and 2 registrars.
• Experienced nursing team including 1 nurse prescriber, 2 practice nurses & 1 HCA, with nurse led minor illness and chronic disease clinics.
• Training practice.
• Excellent transport links to London.