We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated MedicalSecretary to join our team at Thorpe Park Office. The role will involve typingand management of all clinical letters as well as discharge summaries or otherrelevant correspondence and documents as required. The post holder will haveextensive knowledge of medical terminology and have excellent typing ability.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve typing and management of all clinicalletters as well as discharge summaries or other relevant correspondence anddocuments as required. The post holder will have extensive knowledge of medicalterminology and have excellent typing ability.
About us
LivingCare Group is a set ofcompanies that operate across various health services and portfolios. We have extensive experience of developingand delivering NHS care and have a growing portfolio of private provision. We work across GP practices and within ourown centres in Yorkshire.
Our continuing success as abusiness is down to the talent, hard work and dedication of our staff. Alongwith great job satisfaction, you can look forward to a competitive salary,opportunities to grow, a pension scheme and great employee benefits.
We fully believe in investing inour staff to help them reach their career goals and full potential. We offer all staff the chance tofurther their education with free training courses in any field that will bothbenefit themselves and the company.
Here at LivingCare we are an equalopportunities employer with a strong commitment to the health and wellbeing ofall our colleagues.
We are also proud to be aDisability Confident Committed Employer (Level 1).
Find out more about DisabilityConfident at: www.gov.uk/disability-confident #DisabilityConfident
What we offer our employees:
- Free onsite parking
- Work lifebalance is a priority here at LivingCare,
- Blue Light CardNHS discount
- Access to theEmployee Assistance Programme
- Annual payreview
- Culture matrixprogramme
- Celebratingsuccess
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
To type patient letters, discharge summaries andgeneral correspondence as dictated by the clinical team with use of the digitaldictation system to a high degree of speed and accuracy and to action theoutcomes of the correspondence timely.
Ensure all investigation results are readilyavailable to the clinical staff and once signed and acted upon, filed correctlyin the medical case notes.
Adding patients to waiting lists or dischargingas appropriate.
E-mailing referrals to appropriate departments.
Sending letters out to GPs and patients.
Chasing letters which have not been receivedback from clinicians.
To have extensive knowledge of necessary medicalterminology.
To prioritise workload and ensure that alltimelines are met in accordance with SLAs (service level agreements) and(SOPs) standard operating procedures of the business unit.
To assist in the development and implementationof SOPs (standard operating procedures) in collaboration with the MedicalSecretary Lead and NHS patient services & Operational Manager. Liaise withexternal referral departments (if appropriate) concerning patient referrals.
To action fast track referrals (if appropriate)to ensure timely appointments are made.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Experience of clinical administration
- IT literate
- Healthcare knowledge
- Able to multitask
- Has a patient focus
- Caring and empathetic approach
- Considerate
- Understanding of the NHS and health is desirable
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Contact Details:
LivingCare Group (Fountain Diagnostic) Recruitment Team
