Medical Secretary
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £14.85 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £14.85 an hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2025 |
| Location: | Hereford, HR4 8SN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | S0001-25-0064 |
Summary
Job Responsibilities: Provide an efficient audio, copy typing and word processing service for GPs and Health Professionals as required. This includes the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals via Choose & Book, 2 Week Waits, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and quality manner and follow up where appropriate. Assist the Practice Manager with all clerical and administrative duties including preparing timesheets, preparation of banking monies, collate recruitment responses and prepare interview packs, send recall letters/health check letters as appropriate Understand the legislative requirements and Practice Policies for GDPR and Data Protection and act as a primary point of contact with regard to all Subject Access Requests, undertaking effective and efficient recording of patient data sharing information Record all referral data and produce reports as required. Establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure. Undertake a substantial role in the administration of the annual flu clinics and other patient initiatives Retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records and/or administer and photocopy patient records at the request of solicitors under the Access to Medical Records Act and/or consultants at their request and undertake appropriate invoicing procedures File patient information and correspondence in electronic patient medical records including the file of secure documents appropriately into Docman Receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with others, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries. Maintain an up-to-date address/telephone directory of hospital consultants and outside services available to patients within GP Team Net Assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required. *A full Job Description & Person Specification is attached to this advert*