Job Description:
Medical Secretary
Cromwell Hospital, London SW5 0TU
Bank contract
£17ph
Shifts will be Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm – shifts will vary week to week depending on need but will primarily be to cover leave and sickness absence with additional admin assistance from time to time.
We make health happen
Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.
Role Overview
As Medical Secretary, you will provide administrative support for the Medical Secretaries’ department. You will interact with patients, consultants, staff and visitors to facilitate a coordinated pathway of care for patients.
What you’ll do
1. To provide admin support to the department. To prioritise doctors’ workload accordingly ensuring each practitioner’s work is accurately completed on time.
2. To always maintain a polite and friendly manner and a high standard of confidentiality
3. To work as part of a team – showing flexibility of shared tasks to ensure that we provide the best quality service in a pleasant environment for both staff and patients.
4. To file all correspondence, test results and referral letters into the patient’s notes before returning to medical records.
5. To receive telephone messages and relevant queries. Send/receive faxed messages and relay promptly to doctor concerned. To request patient information from outside organisations
6. To support in the coordination of our multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure consultant engagement and the smooth running of the meeting.
What you’ll bring
7. Medical Secretary experience
8. MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team) Experience would be desirable
9. Excellent communication skills
10. Good time management and prioritisation skills
11. Organisational kills
12. Telephony skills
13. IT Literate
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
14. Annual leave accrual paid every time you work
15. Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
16. Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan and some dental practices
17. Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.