Medical Secretary
Birchwood Medical Centre
Warrington, WA3 7PJ
Salary
£13.30
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
Birchwood Medical Centre has an excellent opportunity for an experienced, conscientious and reliable medical secretary to join our busy secretarial te...
The
successful applicant will be able to demonstrate excellent secretarial, audiotyping,
computer, organisational and communication skills, a good knowledge and
understanding of medical terminology, the ability to remain calm under
pressure, with a flexible approach and an ability to adapt to change. You
should be able to demonstrate good attention to detail and a professional
manner. Secretarial experience is essential.
The secretarial team is
responsible for the provision of efficient and comprehensive secretarial
support to the practice. Duties should be undertaken in an organised, accurate
and professional manner at all times.
Job
- Ensure the smooth running
of the secretarial service, prioritising workload as appropriate.
- Provide an efficient
secretarial service for GPs and health
professionals as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports,
patient referrals, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and efficient
manner.
- Answer telephone
enquiries in a prompt, efficient and helpful manner.
- Actively manage and
action tasks sent via SystmOne, prioritising where appropriate.
- Refer patients via the
e-referral system and oversee progress of those referrals.
- To actively monitor the 2
week wait referrals and ensure appointments for patients have been secured
and attended.
- Liaise with hospitals and
other outside agencies regarding appointments, missing hospital
correspondence and test results.
- To deal with enquiries
from patients professionally and sympathetically.
- Liaise and arrange
meetings as required and to attend meetings and take minutes.
- Maintain the computer
clinical system in an accurate and secure manner.
- Assist with the gathering
of statistics and information when required.
- Provide cover for members
of the secretarial team during periods of sickness and annual leave.
- Receive and dispatch
mail.
- Provide additional
secretarial and administrative support to the practices as required.
This job description is not
exhaustive & the post holder must be prepared to negotiate variations in
the job description, dependent on responding to changes within the practice,
the Primary Care Network & NHS. The post holder may be
required to undertake other duties that may reasonably be asked of them from
time to time.
Birchwood
Medical Centre is a busy GP practice with 11,000 patients. Our administrative
team consists of receptionists, administrators, scanning/coding administrators and you
will be one of a team of three other medical secretaries. We strive to deliver
the best care at all times for our patients whilst providing a friendly, caring
environment for both our patients and staff.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade A to C in English and Maths or equivalent
- Appropriate typing and word processing qualifications
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel
- A demonstrable commitment to professional development
Desirable
- Medical Secretaries Diploma an advantage
Experience
Essential
- Medical secretarial experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Experience of Microsoft Office software
- Experience of dealing with the public/patients
Desirable
- Experience of working in a GP practice
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
2 September 2026
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