# Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Primary Care Careers. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/bd6a55cd-b2a4-4f24-bcf2-22986de83a19 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/bd6a55cd-b2a4-4f24-bcf2-22986de83a19.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Primary Care Careers - **Town:** Bury St Edmunds - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** £12.71 an hour - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time - **Closing date:** 2026-07-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-26T08:59:02.927Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0609?employerCode=M0038 - **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/29744/medical-secretary.html ## Job Content ### Job summary Ongar Health Centre is excited to welcome a Medical Secretary to the team on a part-time basis for 25 hours per week working Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00am 4:30pm with a 15 minute break each day. ### Main duties of the job - Working methodically and accurately with the ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise own workload. - Liaising with external agencies such as hospitals and community services, ensuring referrals are processed efficiently - Liaising with patients about their referral - Maintaining an accurate referrals database - Actioning all incoming email relating to Referrals - Inputting data into the patients healthcare records as necessary - Processing referrals using the electronic referral system (ERS) - Answering incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately - Managing all administrative queries as necessary, sending expedite letters to hospitals - Supporting all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested - Generating referrals on behalf of a clinician and sending patient relevant paperwork with their appointment or UBRN number to be able to book their own appointment - Sending off Dexa referrals on behalf of a clinician - Dealing with ASD/ADHD paperwork, ensuring forms are completed for a GP to then be able to check and sign off - Monitoring worklists and sending responses to clinicians and hospitals - Franking of outgoing post ### About us We are a large, busy training practice, serving a patient population of 12,700 and operating from purpose built premises. We use SystmOne clinical system and are rated Good with CQC. Please note that should this vacancy attract sufficient interest it may be necessary to close the vacancy at an earlier date. We therefore suggest that you apply at an early stage to avoid disappointment. ### Details - Date posted: 26 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £12.71 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time - Reference number: 29744 - Job locations: Ongar War Memorial Medical Centre, 57 Fyfield Road, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0AL, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us. ## Job Details Ongar Health Centre is excited to welcome a Medical Secretary to the team on a part-time basis for 25 hours per week working Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00am 4:30pm with a 15 minute break each day. ## Job Description Working methodically and accurately with the ability to self-motivate, organise and prioritise own workload. Liaising with external agencies such as hospitals and community services, ensuring referrals are processed efficiently Liaising with patients about their referral Maintaining an accurate referrals database Actioning all incoming email relating to Referrals Inputting data into the patients healthcare records as necessary Processing referrals using the electronic referral system (ERS) Answering incoming phone calls, transferring calls or dealing with the callers request appropriately Managing all administrative queries as necessary, sending expedite letters to hospitals Supporting all clinical staff with general administrative tasks as requested Generating referrals on behalf of a clinician and sending patient relevant paperwork with their appointment or UBRN number to be able to book their own appointment Sending off Dexa referrals on behalf of a clinician Dealing with ASD/ADHD paperwork, ensuring forms are completed for a GP to then be able to check and sign off Monitoring worklists and sending responses to clinicians and hospitals Franking of outgoing post ## Responsibilities If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment - A clear and polite telephone manner - Respectful of patient confidentiality - Ability to work well as part of a team and autonomously **Desirable** - Understanding of SystmOne preferred but not essential. - Previous experience of referrals and electronic referral service is preferred but not essential ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.