Medical Secretary

Medical Secretary post at Much Birch Surgery, a rural GP practice managed by Taurus Healthcare, providing secretarial support to doctors and the practice manager. The work centres on the referral system, EMIS and Docman tasks, end-of-life MDT meetings and coordinating subject access and non-NHS reports. The post is 27 hours a week, with interviews on 11 November 2026, and it calls for audio-typing and a GCSE English at grade C or above.

• Provide secretarial and administrative support to clinicians and the wider practice team
• Manage patient referrals on Choose & Book (ERS), including advice and guidance workflows and clinical work lists
• Action secretarial EMIS and Docman tasks sent by clinicians and admin staff
• Support safeguarding processes, MDT meetings and follow-up actions
• Arrange End of Life MDT meetings, including rooms, agendas, invitations, minutes and actions
• Manage the Palliative Care register, its coding and RESPECT forms
• Coordinate SARs, medical reports and non-NHS requests such as insurance, DVLA and PIP reports via IGPR
• Manage practice correspondence, the admin email account and paper and electronic filing
• Liaise with patients, clinicians and partner organisations, and handle secretarial telephone calls and messages
• Process deceased patient administration
• Maintain the referral spreadsheet and clinical library forms, and inform GPs of new pathways
• Cover secretarial colleagues during sickness and annual leave, and assist with practice procedures such as the CQC toolkit

• GCSE English at grade C or equivalent

• Experience as a medical secretary

• Good keyboard skills, including audio-typing
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office and Word
• Clear understanding of telephone systems, daytime and out of hours
• Understanding of security systems

• Satisfactory pre-employment checks

• NHS pension scheme with 20.68% employer contribution
• 33 to 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, depending on service (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Access to the Vivup Benefit Platform