Medical Secretary/secretary

Medical Secretary | Administration | Private Hospital | St Anthony's Hospital | Permanent | Part Time | 22.5 hours,
Spire St Anthony's have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Medical Secretary to join our administrative team on a permanent, part time basis. The working days will be Monday, Thursday and Friday.
As Medical Secretary your main tasks are to provide a full medical secretarial service to consultants. The post requires excellent communication skills, computer literacy, ability to remain calm when dealing with clients .
Founded in 1904, Spire St Anthony's Hospital delivers care through skilled and dedicated staff working together. With a completed £27m development investment, we provide very high quality healthcare to patients around Sutton, Epsom, Surrey and South London. To type all Consultants’ clinic notes and letters to General Practitioners and external agencies.
To liaise with Consultants and their secretaries in order to resolve patient queries/complaints in a timely manner.
To communicate effectively with GP surgeries, other healthcare professionals i.e Occupational Health Nurses, physiotherapists etc.
To provide copy clinic letters when needed.
To liaise closely with Outpatient Department, Medical Records, NHS Team and other departments within the hospital.
To assist in the training of new and trainee Medical Secretaries.
To undergo all mandatory training required i.e. fire, health and safety etc.
To ensure consistent provision of service during holiday/sickness periods, by providing adequate cover of private typing.
To familiarise with company policies and procedures.
To assist with any other reasonable duties required as per the Senior Medical Secretary.
Audio typing is essential however experience of working in a healthcare environment is desirable but not essential
Professional telephone manner.
A good knowledge of medical, anatomical and physiological terminology.
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
~ Bank colleagues are paid weekly
~ Access to Spire Healthcare pension
~ Access to Blue Light Card discounts
~ Free uniform
~ Free DBS
~ Full induction, including mandatory training updates
~ Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
~ Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
~‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
Driving clinical excellence
We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Rebecca O'Neill on rebecca.o'neill@spirehealthcare.Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.