Medical Secretary

**Medical Secretary**

**Location**: Suffolk, Stowmarket

**Job Type**: Temporary

**Duration of booking**: Expected to last up to 12 weeks with a possible extension

**Proposed start date**: ASAP

**Sector**: Healthcare

**Base**:Office

**Band**: 3

**Pay Rates**:£10.81 to £11.00 paye inclusive per hour

**Working Days and Hours**:Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Experience of working in an NHS environment is desired but not essential

**Job purpose**

Provide secretarial / administrative support to the team in order that they can provide an efficient service to all customers.

Respond to the administrative needs of the service to ensure that the requirements of the organisation are met.

**Job duties**
- Provide accurate, prompt and efficient secretarial/administrative support to the clinical multi-disciplinary team which may include spreadsheets and reports.
- Use electronic systems to input and access information as required by the clinical multi-disciplinary team.
- Providing medical secretary support to GP and Consultant trainee.
- Deal with and process all types of patient referrals liaising directly with General Practitioners, clinical staff including medical staff from other areas.
- Liaise with clinical team members in relation to urgent referrals or other emergencies.
- Diary management as required for team members to include appointments / meetings, regular commitments to assist in organising the workload.
- Audio typing.
- Attending various team and care group meetings.
- Provide non-clinical information to patients and families, where necessary, including cancellation of appointments.
- Arrange meetings and take minutes.

**Skill and Qualification**
- Pitman/RSA III Typing/Word Processing Diploma or equivalent secretarial experience at intermediate level
- NVQ 2 in Customer Services or equivalent
- NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent
- Audio typing
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Outlook
- Medical secretarial experience
- Experience of working in an NHS environment is desired but not essential