Medical Secretary

• Are you an experienced Medical Secretary/equivalent?
• Do you have good minute-taking and audio (dictation) typing skills?
• Do you have experience typing medical and patient letters, with strong attention to detail?
• Have you gained experience booking patients into clinics, amending patient waiting list entries and carrying out various support administrative tasks?
• Are you able to work in Birmingham, on a temporary ongoing basis with no end date specified?
• Can you begin employment immediately or within 1-2 weeks if successul?

A long-term healthcare client of ours based In Birmingham, are seeking to appoint a Medical Secretary into their team.

Medical Secretary

Location: Birmingham

Job Type: Temporary

Duration of booking: This is a temporary ongoing role with no end date specified at this stage

Proposed start date: ASAP

Sector: Healthcare

Base: Hospital

Band: 4

Pay Rates: £12.00 to £13.50 paye inclusive of holiday per hour (depending on skills, experience and qualifications)

Working Days and Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Duties

• Medical Audio Typing
• Typing medical and patient letters
• Take patient phone calls
• Book patients into clinics
• General medical admin duties
• Amend patient waiting list entries
• Preparation of MDTs and other meetings

Skills and experience

• Medical Secretarial/equivalent experience gained within the NHS/Healthcare sector.
• Audio typing/dictation skills.
• Ability to work well within a busy and fast-paced environment.
• Good IT skills with the ability to work with MS Office packages, including Word and Excel.
• Ability to provide a professional, courteous, sensitive, and empathetic approach.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills - both written and verbal - with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, and capable of working to stringent deadlines.

Please Note: Our healthcare client will only consider appointing interested candidates who are successful, once fully compliant. Therefore, this position will be subject to CV/employment history checks, background (DBS) checks, and completion of mandatory online training modules prior to commencing employment.

If you would be interested (and believe you have the necessary skills and experience required, outlined above with the ability to commence employment immediately or within 1-2 weeks if successful), do apply now.