Medical Secretary inBorehamwood inBorehamwood PUBLISHED 19 DEC 2023

 PERMANENT 
Inputting data into the patients healthcare records as necessary.

The following are the core responsibilities of the Medical Secretary. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

  • Typing letters, reports and associated documentation as required
  • Liaising with external agencies such as hospitals and community services, ensuring referrals are processed efficiently
  • Managing all enquiries in an effective manner
  • Maintaining an accurate referrals database
  • Actioning all incoming email
  • Processing calling letters as requested
  • Scanning patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records
  • Inputting data into the patients healthcare records as necessary
  • Processing referrals using the electronic referral system (ERS)
  • Processing requests for information i.e., SAR, insurance/solicitors letters and DVLA forms
  • Coding data on the clinical IT system
  • Answering incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately
  • Managing all administrative queries as necessary
  • Carrying out system searches as requested
  • Maintaining a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
  • Supporting all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested.

Other Duties

A Medical Secretary may, from time to time, be asked to undertake other reasonable duties, with appropriate training. It is important that all members of staff are prepared to undertake additional or relinquish current duties to maintain service delivery to patients. It is expected that requests from the Partners will not be unreasonably refused.

Manor View Practice is looking to recruit a Medical Secretary on a full time or part time basis.

This role will be based at our Borehamwood Site, but you may be asked to move around the other sites.

The post holders will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team.

Duties can include, but are not limited to, the processing of information (electronic and hard copy) in a timely manner, liaising with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies such as secondary care and community service providers in accordance with current policies, including the use of the electronic referral service (ERS).

The following are the core responsibilities of the Medical Secretary. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:

  • Typing letters, reports and associated documentation as required
  • Liaising with external agencies such as hospitals and community services, ensuring referrals are processed efficiently
  • Managing all enquiries in an effective manner
  • Maintaining an accurate referrals database
  • Actioning all incoming email
  • Processing calling letters as requested
  • Scanning patient related documentation and attaching scanned documents to patients healthcare records
  • Inputting data into the patients healthcare records as necessary
  • Processing referrals using the electronic referral system (ERS)
  • Processing requests for information i.e., SAR, insurance/solicitors letters and DVLA forms
  • Coding data on the clinical IT system
  • Answering incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately
  • Managing all administrative queries as necessary
  • Carrying out system searches as requested
  • Maintaining a clean, tidy, effective working area at all times
  • Supporting all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested.

Other Duties

A Medical Secretary may, from time to time, be asked to undertake other reasonable duties, with appropriate training. It is important that all members of staff are prepared to undertake additional or relinquish current duties to maintain service delivery to patients. It is expected that requests from the Partners will not be unreasonably refused.

Manor View Practice is looking to recruit a Medical Secretary on a full time or part time basis.

This role will be based at our Borehamwood Site, but you may be asked to move around the other sites.

The post holders will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team.

Duties can include, but are not limited to, the processing of information (electronic and hard copy) in a timely manner, liaising with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies such as secondary care and community service providers in accordance with current policies, including the use of the electronic referral service (ERS).



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