Bank Medical Secretary

Bank Medical Secretary | Warrington | Private hospital | Flexible working hours | £12.56 per hour

Spire Cheshire Hospital Warrington are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Secretary to join our established team on a bank/occasional basis.

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion, and our vision is to be recognised as a world class healthcare business. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and colleagues.

At Spire Cheshire Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.

Working Hours:

varied shift cover for holidays and sickness, between 8 am - 6 pm

Contract Type:
Bank/Zero hours

As Medical Secretary, you will provide a proficient and professional service to consultants, providing cover as and when required to other members of the department.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Audio transcription
Liaising with private and NHS patients on a daily basis, handling queries in a professional and
courteous manner
Production of clinic letters, operation notes and other correspondence.
Developing good working relationships with consultants, administration teams, nursing staff and all
other hospital departments
Provide and receive patient information, ensuring that all patient information is provided, received
and recorded in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Spire policies
Providing an efficient and timely secretarial service to assigned consultants and any other
associated teams
Liaising with private and NHS patients on a daily basis, handling queries and arranging admissions
as and when required, in a professional and courteous manner

Who we're looking for:

Audio medical typing skills
Invoicing skills required for Consultant billing according to Consultant/Insurance/patient payor preferences
Good standard of secondary education with demonstrable literacy and numeracy skills
Track record of successful delivery in a similar role, with experience in a wide range of secretarial duties
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships, both internally and externally
Confident telephone manner with the ability to communicate with a wide range of customers at
all levels
The ability to work effectively as part of a team
High degree of accuracy and a methodical approach to workload
IT literate

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

Bank colleagues are paid weekly
Access to Spire Healthcare pension
Access to Blue Light Card discounts
Free uniform
Free DBS
Full induction, including mandatory training updates
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
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Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion
Keeping it simple
Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

We commit to our employee's well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date:
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications