Medical Secretary

3 weeks ago

Sunderland, United Kingdom Sunderland GP Alliance Full time

**Job Description Job Title**: Medical Secretary Purpose of the post: To provide general secretarial support to the practice manager, doctors and health professionals involving word processing and audio typing skills with general administration work. Accountable to: Head of General Practice Responsible to: Assistant Head of General Practice Hours: 18.5 hours per week (Full time) Salary: £22,369.30 per annum (pro-rata if part-time) Job summary To provide general secretarial support to the practice manager, doctors and health professionals involving word processing and audio typing skills with general administration work. Job responsibilities: 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 using a digital system. Work with E-referral booking system and liaise with patients re appointments. To make appointments, bookings and admissions as required. To liaise and arrange meetings (to include the booking of rooms) as required and to attend meetings and take minutes.

To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure. To retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records. File patient records and correspondence in patient medical records. To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with others, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries.

To maintain the computer clinical filing system in an accurate and secure manner. To assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required. Updating and maintenance of franking machine with postage when required and monitor price increases. To provide cover for members of the secretarial/administration team during periods of sickness and annual leave.

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 post-holder 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. Health & Safety: The post-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the practice Health & Safety policy, the practice Health & Safety manual, and the practice Infection Control policy and published procedures.

**This will include**: Using personal security systems within the workplace according to practice guidelines. Identifying the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way that manages those risks. Making effective use of training to update knowledge and skills. Using appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free from hazards.

Actively reporting of health and safety hazards and infection hazards immediately when recognised. Keeping own work areas and general / patient areas generally clean, assisting in the maintenance of general standards of cleanliness consistent with the scope of the job holders role. Undertaking periodic infection control training (minimum annually). Reporting potential risks identified.

**Equality and diversity**: The post-holder will support the equality, diversity and rights of patients, carers and colleagues, to include: Acting in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them in a way that is consistent with practice procedures and policies, and current legislation. Respecting the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues. Behaving in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights. Personal/Professional development: The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by the practice as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the

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