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Job summary

Main area
Private Patients
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Friday 8am-4pm)
Job ref
151-ES187
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Parkside Suite, Frimley Park Hospital
Town
Frimley
Salary
£29,812 - £32,715 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/06/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Private patients Medical Secretary

Band 4

Job overview

As a key member of the Parkside Private Patients Department, you will work within a collaborative team of Private Medical Secretaries, providing administrative support across a range of medical specialties - main focus on 'BREAST'. This role requires a proactive individual with exceptional attention to detail and a strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer service.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work effectively under pressure, take initiative, and communicate professionally with patients, consultants, and colleagues at all levels. Flexibility to support and cross-cover different specialties is essential to ensure seamless departmental operations.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

  • Provide administrative and secretarial support to Consultants in the management of their private practice. 
  •  plan and organise own work schedule with the use of appropriate planning aids, demonstrating good time management and an ability to cope with the unexpected
  • To ensure that secure systems are in place for the storage of all resources including computerised information.
  • To manage the billing of all private patient care episodes, timely credit control and maintain records of all financial activity where appropriate.
  •    To liaise with the Parkside Bookings Office to ensure that private patients insurance policies are checked and where appropriate pre-authorisation details are taken.
  •     Promptly open incoming mail/Email & linking it to relevant records. On receipt of referral letters, ensure they are correctly date-stamped and recorded in the office after liaison with the appropriate Consultant.
  • .  To set up and maintain effective filing, bring forward and retrieval systems.
  •    To develop and maintain effective working relationships with other staff in the Parkside Unit and throughout the Trust ensuring that a professional and seamless service is provided. 
  •    To maintain special follow up procedures, arranging appointments for patients when required and notifying the patient of their appointment date.

Working for our organisation

Visa Sponsorship:
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of tasks and responsibilities associated with this role please refer to the job description/person specification attached.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good level of education
Desirable criteria
  • Professional Secretarial Diploma

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a busy office environment
Desirable criteria
  • Medical Secretary Experience with use of practice management systems

skills and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex matters clearly and precisely at all levels..
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with MIDEX system

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sophie Kelly
Job title
Private Medical Secretary - pathway co-ordianator
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 613 6570
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