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.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
* To provide admin support to the department. To prioritise doctors’ workload accordingly ensuring each practitioner’s work is accurately completed on time.
* To always maintain a polite and friendly manner and a high standard of confidentiality
* 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.
* To file all correspondence, test results and referral letters into the patient’s notes before returning to medical records.
* To receive telephone messages and relevant queries. Send/receive faxed messages and relay promptly to doctor concerned. To request patient information from outside organisations
* To support in the coordination of our multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure consultant engagement and the smooth running of the meeting.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
* Medical Secretary experience (1 year +)
* MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team) Experience would be desirable
* Excellent communication skills
* Good time management and prioritisation skills
* Organisational kills
* Telephony skills
* 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:
* Annual leave accrual paid every time you work
* Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop led by expert caterers.
* Access to preferential rates on Bupa products, such as health assessments, menopause plan and some dental practices
* 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.
We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Cromwell Hospital has recently been awarded theInclusive Employers Standard (Bronze), recognizing its commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace. This prestigious accreditation highlights the hospital's dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as the efforts of its teams, Executive Leadership, and the REDI (Respect, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) Network.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately
Time Type:
Part time
Job Area:
Administration
Locations:
Cromwell Hospital London #J-18808-Ljbffr