Health Care Recruitment Agencies Directory
A medical secretary provides essential administrative support to doctors.
Employers of medical secretaries tend to seek candidates with GCSEs, including English and maths. Qualifications in business administration are also relevant to this role. Candidates should be able to provide evidence of effective keyboard skills and knowledge of medical terminology. While not essential, many employers require applicants to have studied for the Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists Advanced Diploma for Medical Secretaries. An Advanced Apprenticeship in Business and Administration may also lead to medical secretary jobs. Many people enter into medical secretary work following gaining experience in other administrative roles or following working as a general secretary.
Medical secretaries work alongside experienced staff to develop their skills on-the-job. Employers may encourage their medical secretaries to study for job specific qualifications, if they do not already have them.
Medical secretaries must have excellent organisational skills. They should also have tact and empathy and a respect for confidentiality.
Medical secretaries may find employment in hospital departments, doctors surgeries, community health centres, private medical practices and complementary medicine clinics. Temporary medical secretary work is often readily available through recruitment agencies.
Newly appointed medical secretaries earn between £15,000 and £18,000 a year. With experience, salaries can rise to between £18,000 and £21,000. With further training, medical secretaries may be able to move into practice manager roles.
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Proactive Personnel Ltd
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Accounting & Finance, Administration, Automotive, Aviation, Charity, Construction, Consulting, Call Centre / Customer Service, Driving, Electronics, Engineering, Environmental, Executive / Management, Facilities Management, Financial Services, Government / Public Sector, Graduate, Headhunting, Health & Safety, Housebuilding, Personnel / HR, Industrial, Logistics, Manufacturing / Production, Marketing, Market Research, Pharmaceutical, PR, Printing & Publishing, Project Management, Purchasing, Rail, Rec 2 Rec, Sales, Science, Security, Shipping, Space & Satellite, Telecommunications, Energy / Renewable Energy
Jigsaw Business Group Ltd - Permanent & Interim Recruitment
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Agriculture, Automotive, Aviation, Construction, Consulting, Defence, Electronics, Engineering, Environmental, Executive / Management, Food & Drink, Government / Public Sector, Headhunting, Health & Safety, Housebuilding, Personnel / HR, Industrial, IT, Logistics, Manufacturing / Production, Project Management, Purchasing, Rail, Sales, Training / Learning, Science, Shipping, Energy / Renewable Energy, FMCG, Digital
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Nelson Recruitment Services Ltd
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Accounting & Finance, Administration, Agriculture, Arts, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Biotechnology, Catering and Hospitality, Charity, Construction, Consulting, Creative / Design, Call Centre / Customer Service, Domestic / Child Care, Driving, Electronics, Engineering, Environmental, Executive / Management, Facilities Management, Fashion, Financial Services, Food & Drink, Graduate, Headhunting, Health & Safety, Housebuilding, Personnel / HR, Industrial, Information Industry, Insurance, IT, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing / Production, Marketing, Market Research, Media, Multilingual & Language, Not-for-profit, Pharmaceutical, PR, Printing & Publishing, Project Management, Property, Purchasing, Rail, Retail, Sales, Training / Learning, Science, Security, Shipping, Space & Satellite, Sport, Recreation & Leisure, Tax, Telecommunications, Travel, Spa & Beauty, Energy / Renewable Energy, FMCG, Digital
Brookes Healthcare Recruitment Ltd - Temporary Division
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Pharmaceutical, Rec 2 Rec, Social Care
Ella Consultants
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Catering and Hospitality, Charity, Child Care, Call Centre / Customer Service, Domestic / Child Care, Personnel / HR, Sales, Social Care
Prestige Staff - Permanent & Contract Recruitment
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Accounting & Finance, Administration, Catering and Hospitality, Child Care, Consulting, Creative / Design, Call Centre / Customer Service, Domestic / Child Care, Driving, Education, Executive / Management, Fashion, Food & Drink, Personnel / HR, Marketing, Media, Multilingual & Language, PR, Project Management, Property, Retail, Sales, Training / Learning, Social Care, Telecommunications, Travel, Spa & Beauty, FMCG
Mango Solutions Recruitment Ltd
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Accounting & Finance, Administration, Banking, Catering and Hospitality, Child Care, Call Centre / Customer Service, Domestic / Child Care, Engineering, Executive / Management, Facilities Management, Financial Services, Food & Drink, Government / Public Sector, Health & Safety, Housebuilding, Personnel / HR, Information Industry, Insurance, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing / Production, Media, Multilingual & Language, Property, Rec 2 Rec, Retail, Sales, Shipping, Travel, Spa & Beauty
Hi-Flyers Recruitment - Health & Social Care Division
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Child Care, Education, Social Care
Stafffinders Limited
Industries covered: Health Care, plus: Accounting & Finance, Administration, Automotive, Banking, Biotechnology, Catering and Hospitality, Charity, Construction, Consulting, Creative / Design, Call Centre / Customer Service, Electronics, Engineering, Environmental, Executive / Management, Facilities Management, Financial Services, Food & Drink, Graduate, Headhunting, Health & Safety, Housebuilding, Personnel / HR, Industrial, Information Industry, Insurance, IT, Legal, Logistics, Manufacturing / Production, Marketing, Media, Multilingual & Language, Pharmaceutical, Printing & Publishing, Project Management, Property, Purchasing, Rec 2 Rec, Retail, Sales, Training / Learning, Science, Security, Shipping, Sport, Recreation & Leisure, Tax, Telecommunications, Spa & Beauty, FMCG, Digital