Job summary

We are a very busy and friendly 12 doctor practice at The Gill Medical Centre in Walkden and we wish to recruit a full time experienced medical secretary/data inputter

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, well-organised and hard-working individual to provide full secretarial and administration support for our practice and to update and maintain information on our patient records and systems.

To provide a professional and effective secretarial and reception service to our practice population to ensure complete satisfaction with patients practice experience

Main duties of the job

Typing of referral letters and general correspondence

Using e-referral system

Keeping referral templates and forms within the clinical system up to date

Scanning referral letters on to patients records if required

Liaising with the hospitals and secondary care about patient appointment and test result queries.

Dealing with queries raised by Doctors, Practice Manager, and Patients.

Photocopying of medical records when requested by insurance companies, solicitors or Doctors.

To provide holiday and sickness cover for secretarial colleague.

To attend and minute meetings as requested

Entering of test results and sending letters to patients who require appointments etc.

General secretarial and administrative duties for the GPs and Practice Manager

Reception duties

Attending to the reception desk

Receiving patients

Making appointments

Answering the telephone

Dealing with the daily post

Dealing with practice tasks and contacting patients as required

Receiving samples from patients

Filing

Receiving visitors into the surgery

Photocopying medical records for third parties

Registering patients

Scanning hospital and patient letters into patient notes

Ensure all practice protocols are understood and adhered to.

Assist with and minimise potential issues that may lead to complaints

About us

We work with an exceptional team of people including 12 GPs, a pharmacy and prescription team for medication and prescribing support, and highly skilled nursing and admin teams

We are a friendly bunch that work closely and achieve great things together. Staff wellbeing features highly for our staff and we have annual wellbeing events, which include yoga, sound baths, and we have regular social events with our work family.

We are situated 8 miles to Manchester City Centre, where you can enjoy fine dining, excellent museums, and plenty of great shopping.