NEWTON PLACE

Earnings for position ward clerk

Responsibility

• typing investigation requests and results, i.e
• x-rays and arranging scanning for any handwritten referrals
• obtaining reports and results from hospitals as requested by GPs
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• responsible for arranging urgent NHS and private patient appointments Performing other duties as agreed with individual GPs, i.e
• completing forms etc
• job description Job responsibilities The role of Medical Secretary is to provide an efficient and effective secretarial service to the Partners, Salaried GPs and Registrars in supporting the needs of Newton Place Surgery
• keep a diary of patients who need to be recalled after tests
• passing copies/original outgoing handwritten rapid access, x-rays, echo referrals for scanning into the system Recording all letter/telephone encounters on the computer
• keeping records of correspondence as required
• dealing with NHS e-Referral Service appointments Undertaking other general administrative duties
• welcoming and assisting in the training of any new members of staff to the secretarial team
• dealing with patients enquiries on any of the above, either by telephone or in person Making telephone consultation appointments where necessary Dealing with correspondence requests through Docman and Tasks
• supporting the Practice by providing secretarial support to any doctors/consultants involved in an additional service
• responsibilities: Typing dictations/referral letters and other correspondence by using a digital dictation system and entering on patient electronic records Attaching letters and initial referrals to the NHS E-Referral Service and reporting of any problems to East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• liaising with practice staff, nurses, social services, hospitals, insurance companies, solicitors, ICB staff, voluntary and other organisations
• running weekly computer searches for Rapid Access Referrals and chasing-up appointments when necessary