Jorvik Gillygate is seeking a motivated Medical Secretary to join their team. The role involves providing high-quality administrative support to the Practice Team and healthcare professionals. Key responsibilities include:
The position requires effective communication, attention to detail, and the ability to perform various administrative tasks as needed. The successful candidate will support the operational functions of the practice and cover for team members during absences.
We are looking for a motivated individual to join our close-knit team of Medical Secretaries and Administration Assistants to make a difference to our practice.
We are looking for a medical secretary to provide high quality support, to the Practice Team, health service professionals and others involving word processing and audio typing skill with general clerical work.
The following list below are the core responsibilities of a medical secretary, however there may be occasions where you are asked to carry out other tasks. This will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels:
Audio and word processing
Typing letters, reports and associated documentation
Liaising with external agencies, including other Primary and Secondary care services
Ensuring referrals are processed efficiently
Maintain accurate referral database and complete audits as required
Process calling letters as requested
Scanning and filing documents to patients’ healthcare records
Read-coding into patients’ healthcare records
Processing referrals using the electronic referral system
Managing all administrative queries as required
To work as part of a growing team to provide assistance to the operational running of the practice in terms of administrative support.
To provide an efficient audio and word processing service for GP's and Health Professionals as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and quality manner.
·Assist the Practice with clerical and administrative duties of Processing and distributing incoming (and outgoing) mail.
Receiving and dispatching mail whilst maintaining a pending system
Maintain Filing and administrative systems, retrieving paperwork so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure.
Scanning and coding incoming post to maintain accurate patient medical records.
Summarising and filing patient medical records efficiently in line with practice policy.
Initiating contact with and responding to requests from patients, other team members and associated healthcare service providers
Providing clerical assistance to practice staff as required, including word/data processing, filling and scanning.
Undertake any other administrative jobs which are deemed reasonable and provide cover for members of the secretarial team during periods of sickness and annual leave.