Medical Secretary

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high performing and friendly surgery.

We are looking for a medical secretary to work alongside our existing medical secretary providing support to our GP team.

The days of work we require are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

• Review all tasks sent to the Medical Secretaries and action in order of urgency.
• Complete two week wait referrals as soon as possible. Ensure that any blood results or other information which is required is sent with the referral. If information is missing arrange for patient to be booked for blood test / request height and weight from the patient.
• Process death notifications following the checklist. Action coroner's reports and correspondence. Liaise with Funeral Directors as required.
• Undertake routine tasks sent by clinical members of the team.
• Support receptionists in managing queries from patients regarding referrals.
• Send Advice and Guidance requests on behalf of the GPs and ensure responses are saved to Docman. Send suggested referrals as agreed.
• Monitor and action worklists within the Electronic Referrals System.
• Frank the post and take to post office at the end of every day.
• Liaise with reception staff and Finance Administrator regarding letters which incur a charge to ensure that payment is made before letters are typed.
• Provide support and advice to trainee GPs, locums and regular GPs regarding referral pathways. Keep up to date with changes.
• If time permits, undertake eConsults.

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Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 30 per week

Salary:
£11.11-£12.25 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

COVID-19 considerations:
Patients are required to wear face masks. Staff wear masks in communal areas.
Staff are encouraged to undertake lateral flow tests twice a week.

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 15/02/2023

Reference ID:
SS-MS

Expected start date: 20/03/2023

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