Medical Secretary

This is a part time position available for 22-25 hours over 4-5 days per week.

The Medical Secretary is responsible for providing Medical Administration and Secretarial Services to the practice; in particular for the General Practitioners.

Copy typing up and coordination of Referrals and medical reports.

Administrative Support for the Senior Management Team.

This includes some general administration, data input, scanning

Although all of our positions include the flexibility to work across both sites, our secretarial Team is primarily based within our Yeadon site which is within Silver Lane Surgery.

Main duties of the job

This is a part time position available for 22-25 hours over 4-5 days per week.

1. Working in a team, act as secretary to a number of General Practitioners, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Physicians Associates and trainees. To provide a full secretarial service to those doctors including requesting additional information when needed, signposting and advising on changes to pathways.

2. Processing referrals - actioning tasks, notifications, requests received on accurx and other messages within Systmone, Chasing up Referrals from Doctors or with Consultants Secretaries where appropriate.

3. Using transcribing equipment including digital dictation, software including GP Intradoc, accurx, IGPR, email and e-referrals to process patient referrals for Health and Social Care Services.

4. To use standard referral forms, letters, phone calls and any other reasonably means requested by the doctors.

5. Prioritise urgent referrals as required under 2 week wait rule.

This includes prioritising referrals marked as urgent and/or acute.

6. Creating or processing Choose and Book Referrals and e-referrals, including booking direct appointments where appropriate and investigating existing pathways and other options

7. Typing miscellaneous letters and medical reports as requested by the doctors

8. Working the relevant Choose and Book Work lists on a daily or monthly basis as required according to work list activity

Aire Valley Surgery is a GP practice based in Rawdon and Yeadon (staff are spread over two sites).

There are 14700 patients and approximately 18 Doctors.

The Secretarial Team consists of 3 Secretaries in total plus an admin assistant. The Secretarial Team all work really well together to provide a comprehensive Secretarial service and share updates accross the wider team.

£14.34 an hour Cost of living increase from April onwards still to be confirmed.