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Penns are looking to recruit an experienced Medical Secretary to join the team of a GP Surgery in Sutton Coldfield. The successful candidate will need to be a self-motivated individual with relevant all round secretarial experience, excellent medical terminology, audio typing, telephone and customer service skills.

Main duties:

* To provide full support for the medical team, ensuring an efficient and effective clerical and administrative service to the practice

* To assist the doctors in the provision of accessible, effective and high-quality medical services

* To receive, process and dispatch clinical correspondence

* To record, action, and monitor the outcome for requests for home visits and transport

* Audio & copy typing of letters and medical correspondence

* Respond to general enquiries and requests made to the Surgery

* Be courteous, confidential and sympathetic to patients at all times

* To contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Surgery team

* Dealing with NHS & Private referrals issued by the Doctor's

* All Secretarial duties as required

Skills:

* Having good organisational and language skills.

* Secretarial experience is a must

* Having high attention to detail

* Being able to stay calm under stressful circumstances.

* Having interpersonal abilities and tactfulness

* Good IT skills.

* Maintain effective filing and recording system for patient data.

* Be discreet with confidential information.

* Good written and spoken communication.

* EMIS workflow manager (desirable)

* RSA Typing/audio stage 1&2 minimum or equivalent

* Medical terminology

This position will be subject to Disclosure & Barring service (formerly known as DBS)

If you are interested in working within a great team and utilising your secretarial skills then I want to hear from you. please apply now for more information.

The hours:

The hours can be flexible, so you can work either 3 full days (Mon/Tues/Wed 8.30am to 5pm) or 4 part days Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri (covering 24 hours) - you decide