Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Audio- and touch-typing skills.
- Experience
Experience of working in a Primary Care/ General Practice environment
- Experience
Strong administrative experience and good organisation skills.
- Experience
Sound knowledge of medical terminology.
- Experience
Excellent general IT skills including MS Office and experience of working with a clinical system.
- Experience
Experience in read-coding and work-flowing clinical documentation.
- Experience
Excellent communication skills.
- Experience
Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality and data security, at all times.
- Experience
Ability to multi-task and to work accurately under pressure.
- Experience
Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
The De Parys Group has an opportunity for two medical secretaries to join their team on a part-time basis, working 22 hours per week.
With the increasing use of technology in general practice, medical secretaries are playing an increasingly important role in managing patient information and ensuring that healthcare providers have access to the data they need to deliver high-quality care.
Main duties of the job
- Providing a full secretarial service including the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, meeting minutes, memorandums, etc.
- Handling queries regarding hospital appointments and treatments.
- Ensuring that any requests for information are appropriately dealt with and that all subsequent charges are invoiced appropriately.
- Arranging meetings (to include the booking of rooms) as required.
- Designing template letters and forms for use throughout the practice.
- Maintaining the clinical system, in an accurate and secure manner.
- Assisting with the gathering of statistics and information.
About us
The De Parys Groups priority is to provide the highest standard of clinical care to the 38,000 patients registered with the practice. We aim to work collaboratively with other healthcare providers and support organisations, to enable more patients to be treated in a primary care setting, closer to home. We embrace a continuous improvement ethos and strive to ensure that we are available to patients when they need a consultation. We have a strong training ethos within the practice with a team of medical and non-medical educators as well as opportunities for non-clinical staff to develop and progress.
TDPG is fortunate to have its own dispensaries at our De Parys and Bromham sites. In addition to our routine GMS services, we offer a comprehensive range of services including minor surgery, LARC provision and anticoagulation clinics.
We have high QOF achievement and excellent KPIs within the group.
Details
- Date posted: 20 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £14 an hour
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 30057
- Job locations: 23 De Parys Avenue, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2TX, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
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This advert is for Medical Secretary with Primary Care Careers in Bedford, England. It is listed as a Medical secretary role. The advertised salary is £14.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 23 Oct 2026.
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