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To provide general secretarial and administrative support within the practice and ensure that these are carried out within the practice's guidelines and policies.

• To provide an efficient audio, copy typing and word processing service for GPs and health professionals as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and quality manner.
• To provide cover for secretarial colleague during annual leave (works Wed-Fri on job share basis) and sickness absence.
• To make appointments, bookings and admissions as required.
• To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure.
• To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with others, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries.
• To maintain patient records in an accurate and secure manner, deducting deceased patients and patients who have moved away from clinical system and arranging for courier transportation of said records.
• Maintain adequate supplies of office stationery to perform administrative duties.
• To support the nursing team in the child immunisation and vaccination clinic ordering vaccines and recording patient details on clinical system whilst clinic takes place.
• To assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required.
• To assist the Practice Manager with clerical and administrative duties.

• While seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
• In the performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the postholder may have access to confidential information relating to patients and their carers, practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have access to information relating to the practice as a business organisation. All such information from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential.
• Information relating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the business of the practice may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance with the practice policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

• Company pension
• Onsite parking

• Monday to Friday