Medical Secretary
Pelaw Medical Practice
Gateshead, NE10 0RR
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
12 September 2026
12 days left
Job description
We are seeking a professional and organised Part-Time Medical Secretary to provide administrative and secretarial support within our busy GP practice....
- Manage and process incoming and outgoing clinical correspondence, including letters, reports, and test results.
- Prepare and submit referrals to secondary care, community services, and specialist clinics.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records in accordance with NHS and practice policies.
- Liaise with hospitals, consultants, community services, and other healthcare professionals regarding patient care.
- Provide administrative support to GPs and other clinicians, including document management and diary coordination where required.
- Monitor referral pathways and follow up outstanding appointments, reports, or correspondence.
- Ensure all work is completed in line with confidentiality, data protection, and information governance requirements.
- Respond to telephone and email enquiries from healthcare providers and patients as appropriate.
- Support the practice team with general administrative duties to ensure the smooth running of clinical services.
The Medical Secretary provides comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to GPs and the wider clinical team, ensuring the efficient management of clinical correspondence, referrals, and patient-related documentation. The role involves maintaining accurate patient records, liaising with hospitals and other healthcare providers, processing referrals and reports, and supporting the smooth delivery of patient care. The post holder must demonstrate excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, confidentiality, and the ability to work effectively in a busy primary care environment while providing a high standard of administrative support.
Pelaw Medical Practice is a well-established GP Practice, who offer outstanding care to our
patients and staff. We also work collaboratively with our Neighbouring Practices,
Community & Voluntary Sector Colleagues, to support and deliver services to our patients in
the community.
We are a GMS Practice. Practice list size 5800 patients. Fully computerised-EMIS Web
Clinical System. High QOF/Enhanced Service achievers. CQC Rating overall good.
The Team: 2 x GP Partners, 4 x Salaried GPs, Practice Nurses, HCA, Practice Manager, Admin &
Reception Team, ARR-PCN Staff.
Qualifications
Essential
- A good standard of education, with an expectation of having both GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above, or Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English
- Typing qualification, i.e., OCR or RSA Diploma
Desirable
- NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care
- Level 3 in Medical Terminology
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with the general public
- Experience of administrative duties
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting as a medical secretary
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
12 August 2026
Last checked
14 August 2026
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