Medical Secretary
Primary Care CareersBedford, East of England
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Primary Care Careers based in Bedford. The advertised salary is £14.00. Applications close on 23 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
The De Parys Group has an opportunity for two medical secretaries to join their team on a part-time basis, working 22 hours per week. With the increas...
- Providing a full secretarial service including the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, meeting minutes, memorandums, etc.
- Handling queries regarding hospital appointments and treatments.
- Ensuring that any requests for information are appropriately dealt with and that all subsequent charges are invoiced appropriately.
- Arranging meetings (to include the booking of rooms) as required.
- Designing template letters and forms for use throughout the practice.
- Maintaining the clinical system, in an accurate and secure manner.
- Assisting with the gathering of statistics and information.
If you would like to find out more information
about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.
The De Parys Groups priority is to provide the highest standard of clinical care to the 38,000 patients registered with the practice. We aim to work collaboratively with other healthcare providers and support organisations, to enable more patients to be treated in a primary care setting, closer to home. We embrace a continuous improvement ethos and strive to ensure that we are available to patients when they need a consultation. We have a strong training ethos within the practice with a team of medical and non-medical educators as well as opportunities for non-clinical staff to develop and progress.
TDPG is fortunate to have its own dispensaries at our De Parys and Bromham sites. In addition to our routine GMS services, we offer a comprehensive range of services including minor surgery, LARC provision and anticoagulation clinics.
We have high QOF achievement and excellent KPIs within the group.
Essential: - Audio- and touch-typing skills.; - Experience of working in a Primary Care/ General Practice environment; - Strong administrative experience and good organisation skills.; - Sound knowledge of medical terminology.; - Excellent general IT skills including MS Office and experience of working with a clinical system.; - Experience in read-coding and work-flowing clinical documentation.; - Excellent communication skills.; - Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality and data security, at all times.; - Ability to multi-task and to work accurately under pressure.; - Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.
How this role compares
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