This temporary secretarial post at The Saxon Spires Practice, a rural GP practice across two sites, is for three months with a view to permanent. The core of the work is typing letters and reports, creating and tracking patient referrals including same-day urgent ones, and liaising with hospitals and community services. Working in a busy environment with the wider practice team, it sits within a training practice that also hosts trainee registrars. Prior experience of working in a GP practice is essential.
What the job involves
- Create and send referrals as directed by clinicians, using templates, processing urgent referrals the same day and booking hospital appointments
- Maintain the e-referral advice and guidance work list, keep up to date with referral pathways and inform colleagues of changes
- Liaise with hospital services and external agencies such as community services on GP and patient enquiries
- Type letters, reports, patient referrals and minutes accurately and promptly
- Provide a medical secretary service for GPs and health professionals as required
- Check the generic email address
- Establish and maintain filing and administrative systems that are accessible and secure
- Take incoming and make outgoing calls, taking messages and dealing with queries
- Maintain the clinical system accurately and securely
- Support all grades of staff with general administrative tasks as requested
- Help train and develop new team members
- Share the workload with the secretarial team, following practice procedures
What’s required
Qualifications
- GCSE English and Maths at grade C or above, or an equivalent qualification
Experience
- Experience of working in a GP practice
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent keyboard and IT skills
- Good spelling and grammar
Nice to have
- 12 months' experience in this role
- Knowledge of the EMIS clinical system
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
