Medical SecretaryNHS

Job summary

The secretarial team work fairly autonomously but also form part of the wider practice team of clinicians and admin staff. We are keen to replace a member of staff who is leaving as soon as possible. This will be a 16 hour 4 day a week role and is a permanent post. The shift pattern will be afternoons only.

Main duties of the job

The main function is to support the clinicians and management with secretarial tasks involving patient NHS and private referrals, typing of reports for other health & social care organisations and liaison with health care colleagues and patients in order to facilitate care.

Empathy, tact and diplomacy are required for interactions with patients and their carers both face-to-face and over the 'phone.The team also rely on high quality interpersonal communication and teamwork to meet NHS targets individually and collectively.

Job description

Secretarial support for the team of GPs, nurses and pharmacists based at Bassett Road Surgery.

For more detailed information, please refer to the Job Description.

About us

We are a well-established, friendly GP practice offering services to over 21,000 patients in the market town of Leighton Buzzard. We are proud of our positive working atmosphere and the way our team rise to the various challenges of working in healthcare. We are part-dispensing and also a host organisation for the training of future GPs. We are part of the Leighton Buzzard Primary Care Network (along with the other 2 LB practices) and work closely with our PCN colleagues and our Patient Participation Network.