• Job Description

  Req#: A3563-25-0002?language=en&page=114&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Job summary

  Are you looking for a more fulfilling role? One that gives you a sense of achievement knowing that each day you are helping people access the healthcare they need? If you like variety and enjoy working in a fast paced environment, within a fantastic team, this may be the perfect opportunity for you!

  Medical Secretaries are representatives of the practice and therefore it is essential the post-holder will:

  • Ensure that patients are received in a courteous, reassuring and non-judgmental manner
  • Undertake a wide range of clerical tasks, have excellent keyboard skills and knowledge of word processing and data inputting
  • Be required to work on their own initiative and be first point of contact for all elements of Secretarial functions such as referrals, letters, providing administrative functions for Cardiology and Minor Surgery Services.
  • To be able to work with minimum supervision within the parameters of this job description
  • To be part of the multi-disciplinary team and to act as a team member at all times.

  Main duties of the job

  • To 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, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and quality manner
  • To make appointments, bookings and admissions as required. Choose and Book
  • Experienced in all functions of Microsoft Office with high level of knowledge in Excel Spreadsheets
  • To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure
  • To retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records
  • 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
  • To maintain the computer clinic system in an accurate and secure manner
  • To assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required
  • Maintain adequate supplies of office stationery in order to perform your secretarial duties
  • Understanding of Systems such as AccuRx, Lexacom and Iplato
  • Charging patients the appropriate amount for private work, providing a receipt to the patient and recording the charge in the applicable spreadsheet

  About us

  We are a 6 GP Partner GMS Practice. Well established as teaching practice with a large and varied Clinical team, situated in a purpose-built premises in Darwen providing care to approximately 14,000 patients.

  Some of the benefits of working at Darwen Healthcare include: Free on-site parking, a staff kitchen and staff room, enrolment onto the NHS Pension Scheme, access to NHS discounts, uniform (tops). Christmas staff party and other social events. In addition to the above, you will be part of an amazing, friendly, caring, conscientious and supportive team, run and managed by the Business Manager/Management Team.

  Details

  Date posted

  23 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Other

  Salary

  Depending on experience Band 3-4 Dependent on experience

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  A3563-25-0002

  Job locations

  Darwen Health Centre

  James Street West

  Darwen

  Lancashire

  BB3 1PY

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Secretarial duties

  • To 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, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and quality manner
  • To make appointments, bookings and admissions as required. Choose and Book and provide a first class administrative function for Cardiology and Minor Surgery Clinics.
  • To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure
  • To retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records
  • 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
  • To maintain the computer clinic system in an accurate and secure manner
  • To assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required
  • Maintain adequate supplies of office stationery in order to perform your secretarial duties
  • Charging patients the appropriate amount for private work, providing a receipt to the patient and recording on the appropriate spreadsheet
  • Administration duties

  • Record and demonstrate a sound knowledge of the clinical system
  • Developing a good working knowledge of the Emis Web clinical system
  • Demonstrate a sound knowledge of outlook and NHS E-mail
  • Scanning of all correspondence in accordance with practice protocols
  • Operate choose and book system by arranging patient hospital out-patient appointments, provide support and training to colleagues using choose and book, mentoring other staff of choose and book issues
  • Maintaining statistics for monthly and annual audits
  • Recording referrals
  • Monitoring all correspondence and entering by Snomed Codes
  • Ensure correspondence is forwarded to the appropriate clinician
  • Photocopy as requested
  • Filing and extracting records and any documents relating to patients
  • To be involved in clinical audits as and when appropriate

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Secretarial duties

  • To 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, minutes, memorandums, etc. in an accurate and quality manner
  • To make appointments, bookings and admissions as required. Choose and Book and provide a first class administrative function for Cardiology and Minor Surgery Clinics.
  • To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure
  • To retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records
  • 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
  • To maintain the computer clinic system in an accurate and secure manner
  • To assist with the gathering of statistics and information when required
  • Maintain adequate supplies of office stationery in order to perform your secretarial duties
  • Charging patients the appropriate amount for private work, providing a receipt to the patient and recording on the appropriate spreadsheet
  • Administration duties

  • Record and demonstrate a sound knowledge of the clinical system
  • Developing a good working knowledge of the Emis Web clinical system
  • Demonstrate a sound knowledge of outlook and NHS E-mail
  • Scanning of all correspondence in accordance with practice protocols
  • Operate choose and book system by arranging patient hospital out-patient appointments, provide support and training to colleagues using choose and book, mentoring other staff of choose and book issues
  • Maintaining statistics for monthly and annual audits
  • Recording referrals
  • Monitoring all correspondence and entering by Snomed Codes
  • Ensure correspondence is forwarded to the appropriate clinician
  • Photocopy as requested
  • Filing and extracting records and any documents relating to patients
  • To be involved in clinical audits as and when appropriate

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Essential
  • Good standard of general education
  • NVQ certificates
  • ECDL
  • Audio Typing RSA or equivalent
  • AMSPAR Medical Secretary (or would consider)
  • Microsoft EXCEL and other associated packages
  • Working Knowledge of EMIS Web
  • Working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
  • E-mail access

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of Powerpoints

  Experience

  Essential

  • Medical Terminology
  • Knowledge of Emis Web
  • General Practice Experience

  Desirable

  • Working within a team

  Skills Competencies & Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Prioritise workload
  • Work under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Work on own initiative
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Open and friendly
  • Flexible
  • Sense of humour
  • Desirable
  • Self-development

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Essential
  • Good standard of general education
  • NVQ certificates
  • ECDL
  • Audio Typing RSA or equivalent
  • AMSPAR Medical Secretary (or would consider)
  • Microsoft EXCEL and other associated packages
  • Working Knowledge of EMIS Web
  • Working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
  • E-mail access

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of Powerpoints

  Experience

  Essential

  • Medical Terminology
  • Knowledge of Emis Web
  • General Practice Experience

  Desirable

  • Working within a team

  Skills Competencies & Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Prioritise workload
  • Work under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Work on own initiative
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Open and friendly
  • Flexible
  • Sense of humour
  • Desirable
  • Self-development

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Darwen Healthcare

  Address

  Darwen Health Centre

  James Street West

  Darwen

  Lancashire

  BB3 1PY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://darwenhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Darwen Healthcare

  Address

  Darwen Health Centre

  James Street West

  Darwen

  Lancashire

  BB3 1PY

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://darwenhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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