About this role
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Medical Secretary to join our busy, friendly and supportive Practice. The hours are 25 hours per week, spread across the week, with the potential for additional hours to cover any team absence. You will need to be articulate, work well within a busy team and use your initiative. You will also need to be efficient, flexible and professional, with extremely good attention to detail.
Main duties of the job
Main purpose of post: To provide secretarial, administrative and reception support to the practice management team, doctors and other clinicians within the practice.
About us
Sheerwater Health Centre is a friendly, small, family-run GP practice based in the heart of the Sheerwater community. We have proudly served our local population for over 25 years, building strong relationships with our patients and providing personalised, compassionate NHS care.
As a community-focused practice, we value teamwork, mutual support and a welcoming approach to patient care. Our team works closely together to ensure patients feel listened to, supported and treated with dignity and respect.
We are proud of our strong community roots and are committed to continually improving the services we provide. We are looking for dedicated, approachable and enthusiastic individuals who share our values and want to make a positive difference to the lives of our patients.
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities:
Working as part of a team to provide an efficient admin service for GP's and clinicians as required. Reception cover Sending Referrals. To action admin related tasks received into the secretarial/admin team. To action emails received into the practice from patients and other healthcare services. To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with others, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries and booking appointments. To provide cover for members of the secretarial/admin and reception team during periods of sickness and annual leave. Filing records. Management of referral requests Administration of private patient requests including Insurance, Medical Reports, SARS and Medical Examinations Managing registrations and deductions
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCSE or equivalent (preferred) Grade A - C in English and Maths
Desirable
Knowledge of EMIS and Docman
Experience Essential
Experience of working in the NHS preferable
Desirable
Experience of working in primary care
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Sheerwater Health Centre
Address Devonshire Avenue
Woking
Surrey
GU21 5QJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sheerwaterhealthcentre.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)