Medical Secretary in Truro

Medical Secretary in Truro

Truro Full-Time On-site
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Probus Surgery's admin team is recruiting a Medical Secretary to support its GPs, health professionals and management team. The work centres on audio and copy typing, word processing, correspondence, appointments and keeping filing systems accurate and secure. It is a part-time role across Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and the practice will train a suitable candidate who lacks GP secretarial experience. Previous medical secretary experience and GCSE-level education or equivalent are essential.

What the job involves

  • Provide audio, copy typing and word processing for GPs and health professionals, including letters, reports, referrals and minutes
  • Liaise with secondary and primary care colleagues about waiting times and correspondence
  • Make appointments and bookings
  • Establish and maintain filing and administrative systems that are secure and easy to access
  • Provide flexible cover for the secretarial team during sickness and annual leave
  • Monitor practice emails
  • Liaise with PCSE
  • Register permanent and temporary patients and deduct patients as required
  • Prepare invoices for private work
  • Send death certificates and cremation paperwork to the coroner's office and undertakers
  • Update standard operating procedures as necessary
  • Retrieve and file medical records and correspondence, and help complete medical and insurance records

Qualifications

  • GCSE level education or equivalent

Experience

  • Experience working as a medical secretary

Skills & knowledge

  • Competence in audio typing and word processing
  • Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

  • Experience working within a GP practice
  • AMSPAR medical secretarial or equivalent qualification
  • RSA stage 2 typing plus audio typing and text processing, or equivalent
  • Knowledge of the SystmOne clinical system

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Contact Details:

The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team