Medical Secretary

**Are you a highly motivated and organised individual with excellent communication, administrative and customer service skills? Do you have experience in a medical office setting? If so, we are looking for you**

**The responsibilities of the medical secretary will include**:

- Answering telephone calls and providing information to patients and staff
- Scheduling appointments and managing patient calendars
- Maintaining patient electronic records and filing systems
- To generate pre-appointment forms for patients and ensure return receipt prior to the appointment with the consultant.
- Processing prescriptions generated by consultants and ensure timely delivery
- Maintain prescription record log
- Generate invoices for private patients and ensure payment in advance of their booked appointment.
- Liaising with patients, pharmacies and GPs
- To be aware and operate within NHS and legal requirements to maintain patient and data confidentiality.
- Maintaining confidentiality of patient records

**Qualifications**:

- GCSE Maths and English (C or above)

**Experience**:

- Experience of administrative duties
- A minimum of one year experience working in a health care setting as a medical secretary or receptionist.

**Skills**:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Clear and polite telephone manner
- Excellent time management (Planning and Organising)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to follow policy and procedure

**Personal Qualities**:

- Polite and confident
- Flexible and cooperative
- Forward thinker and motivated
- Sensitive and empathetic in distressing situations
- Ability to work under pressure
- Personable and friendly with the ability to work within a diverse team
- Ability to be flexible and to vary working hours from time to time with advance notice.

**Work Environment**:

- Remote work environment with occasional attendance face to face in the clinic.
- To work between the hours of 1pm to 5pm (Monday to Friday) and answer phone calls to Jacobs Clinic during the hours of 9am to 1pm (for an additional payment).
- Attend Jacobs Clinic meetings as required.

**Benefits**:

- Competitive pay as self-employed - £14.50 - £15.00 per hour
- Remote working
- Part time 20 hours per week

Chance to make a positive impact on the health and well-being of patients

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent, Freelance
Part-time hours: 20 per week

**Salary**: £14.50-£15.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (required)

**Experience**:

- administrative/receptionist experience in a medical setting: 1 year (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sale

Application deadline: 16/07/2023
Expected start date: 01/08/2023