Medical Secretary

The role will involve typing and management of all clinical

letters as well as discharge summaries or other relevant correspondence and

documents as required. The post holder will have extensive knowledge of medical

terminology and have excellent typing ability.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To type patient letters, discharge summaries and

general correspondence as dictated by the clinical team with use of the digital

dictation system to a high degree of speed and accuracy and to action the

outcomes of the correspondence timely.

Ensure all investigation results are readily

available to the clinical staff and once signed and acted upon, filed correctly

in the medical case notes.

Adding patients to waiting lists or discharging

as appropriate.

E-mailing referrals to appropriate departments.

Sending letters out to GPs and patients.

Chasing letters which have not been received

back from clinicians.

To have extensive knowledge of necessary medical

terminology.

To prioritise workload and ensure that all

timelines are met in accordance with SLAs (service level agreements) and

(SOPs) standard operating procedures of the business unit.

To assist in the development and implementation

of SOPs (standard operating procedures) in collaboration with the Medical

Secretary Lead and NHS patient services & Operational Manager. Liaise with

external referral departments (if appropriate) concerning patient referrals.

To action fast track referrals (if appropriate)

to ensure timely appointments are made.

LivingCare Group is a set of

companies that operate across various health services and portfolios. We have extensive experience of developing

and delivering NHS care and have a growing portfolio of private provision. We work across GP practices and within our

own centres in Yorkshire.

Our continuing success as a

business is down to the talent, hard work and dedication of our staff. Along

with 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 in

our staff to help them reach their career goals and full potential. We offer all staff the chance to

further their education with free training courses in any field that will both

benefit themselves and the company.

Here at LivingCare we are an equal

opportunities employer with a strong commitment to the health and wellbeing of

all our colleagues.

We are also proud to be a

Disability Confident Committed Employer (Level 1).

Find out more about Disability

Confident at: www.gov.uk/disability-confident #DisabilityConfident

What we offer our employees

balance is a priority here at LivingCare,

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