JOB TITLE: Temporary Private Medical Administrator specialising in Private Medical Work and SARS.
Hours: Part Time 10 hours per week
6 months fixed term contract.
We are looking for this role to start as soon as reasonably possible.
Practice Structure
The Chislehurst Partnership is a friendly high achieving suburban partnership in the London Borough of Bromley with a countryside feel. Currently operating as a dual site practice (The Chislehurst Medical Practice & The Woodlands Practice) there are 9 partners, with 7 salaried doctors and full complement of nurses including ANP and HCA.
The successful candidates will be expected to work across the two sites.
Job Summary
This role is to support the practice by delivering an efficient, caring and respectful service to our patients. We require our secretary to provide a friendly and helpful primary care service on behalf of the practice. The core duties are listed below all of which are to be completed with a professional and courteous manner whilst ensuring strict confidentiality of our patient’s records.
Responsibilities of the post -
- To provide an efficient service for GPs and the practice managers and other health professionals as required
- To establish and maintain filing and administrative systems so that written or computer information is easily accessible and secure
- To receive incoming and initiate outgoing telephone calls in order to facilitate timely and appropriate communications with others, taking messages and dealing with appropriate queries
- Carry out administrative work for the private medicals team, to retrieve medical records and assist the completion of medical/insurance records subject access requests and medical forms
- To invoice and record payments for insurance/solicitor requests.
- Provide holiday/sickness cover for your colleagues as agreed
- Maintain good communication with all members of the practice
- Work within organisation policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Participate in in-house or external course training as and when necessary and appropriate
- An awareness of other staff’s responsibilities and showing a willingness to help
- Liaise with the relevant manager regarding any practice issues, problems or areas of concern
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Reliable, efficient and flexible
- Prioritise workload
- Any other duties reasonable to your position
General
The duties of this post are a guide to the range of responsibilities that may be required. These may change from time to time to meet the needs of the service and/or the development needs of the post holder. This job description will be revised regularly to take account of changes within the organisational structure and the practice business plan.
Key Skills and Responsibilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Reliable, efficient and flexible
- Highly organised and capable of prioritising tasks
- Experience working in a GP practice and use of Emis Web would be desirable but not essential
- Ability to multi-task, and work to deadlines
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide and varied range of people e.g. medical professionals, colleagues, patients
- Keen attention to detail and the reliability to convey accurate information
- Knowledge of medical terminology would be desirable but not essential
Practice addresses:
42 High street, BR7 5AQ
11 Red Hill, BR7 6DB
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £12.44 per hour
Expected hours: 10 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 30/06/2025
