Medical Secretary - Part time
Location: Maidstone
Salary: £13.15ph
Job Type: Permanent - 25 hours a week
We are currently recruiting for an experienced and highly organised Medical Secretary to join a busy healthcare environment.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous medical secretarial experience who thrives in a fast-paced setting and is confident managing clinical correspondence, patient referrals and administrative processes.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting clinical teams, ensuring referrals and correspondence are processed accurately, efficiently and within required timescales.
Key Responsibilities
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Manage and process patient referrals to hospitals and other healthcare providers using the NHS e-Referral Service (ERS).
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Coordinate urgent referrals, including 2-week wait referrals, ensuring appointments are arranged within the required timescales.
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Prepare and manage clinical correspondence, referral documentation and medical reports.
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Liaise with GPs, healthcare professionals, hospital departments and patients regarding referrals and appointments.
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Respond to patient enquiries, providing updates and resolving referral-related queries.
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Maintain accurate patient records and ensure relevant documentation is correctly processed and stored.
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Monitor referral systems and keep up to date with changes to procedures and documentation.
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Support the wider administrative and clinical teams, providing cover when required.
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Ensure all work is completed in line with confidentiality, accuracy and healthcare standards.
The Ideal Candidate
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Previous experience working as a Medical Secretary, ideally within a GP practice or NHS environment.
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Experience using EMIS, Anima, iPlato, DORIS and the NHS e-Referral Service would be highly advantageous.
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Strong understanding of medical terminology and referral processes.
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Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
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Confident communicating with patients, clinicians and external healthcare providers.
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Strong attention to detail and accuracy when handling confidential information.
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A proactive, professional and supportive approach to teamwork.
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Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines.
Apply Today!
If you are an experienced Medical Secretary looking for your next opportunity within a supportive healthcare environment, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now or get in touch to find out more about this opportunity.