Vacancies
Medical Secretary - Brill Surgery
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are currently recruiting for a medical secretary to join our practice team. This would be a part-time role and would be mainly based in one of our five sites plus travel to another site at least 1 day per week. This busy yet rewarding role requires excellent attention to detail, team working skills and a responsible attitude. You will need to be able to remain calm under pressure, multi-task, have great computer skills and be very organised. Due to the nature of the role, flexibility to work extra hours to cover for holiday and sickness is required.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. To generate hospital referrals using the electronic referral system and manual referrals to the community using AccuRx. This involves copy typing, generating specific referral forms and general instructions from the clinician. Ensuring that these are done in a timely manner.
2. To manage both electronic referral system worklists and EMIS worklists.
3. To receive and deal with telephone enquiries and emails received to the generic email address and take action or pass on messages, as appropriate.
4. To produce copies of patient records from the computer system and photocopying of paper medical records for insurance reports, solicitors and other requesting parties. Manage completion of any travel claim forms, private health forms and firearms licensing forms.
5. Raise the appropriate invoice covering any work for which the practice may make a charge. This will include insurance reports, reports for solicitors and private patients.
6. Chase queries at the hospital, understanding when things have gone down an incorrect pathway and re-address as necessary.
7. Action patient tasks sent to the secretarial groups within EMIS web, Docman and Klinik.
8. To input, extract and refer to information on the practice computer system.
9. To carry out any ad-hoc administrative duties as required by the senior management team or Partners.
10. To attend training courses and staff meetings as requested by the senior management . These may not be held during the normal working hours for the post.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £12.21 - £13.30 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
 - On-site parking
 - Sick pay
 
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
 - No weekends
 
Job Type: Part-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
 - On-site parking
 - Sick pay
 
Work Location: BRILL
To apply - please email your CV to Unityhealth.bucks@nhs.net and mark it for the attention of the Lead Secretary.
Receptionist / Administrator / Care Navigator - Chinnor/Thame
Job Description:
We are currently recruiting for part time Care Navigators/Administrators at a busy GP Surgery Based in Oxfordshire. The shifts are a mixture of mornings 08:00-13:30, afternoons 13:00-18:30 or all day is available on some days which is 08:00-18:30 ( with an 30min unpaid lunch break).
Unity Health is a 10 Partner, 5 site GMS practice located in Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire, with a growing patient list size of over 22K patients. Our five surgeries are located in Brill, Chinnor, Long Crendon, Princes Risborough and Thame.
We offer a full general practice service and provide more specialist services for children, pregnant women and those with long term conditions such as diabetes, asthma, heart disease and high blood pressure. We offer contraception advice as well as travel advice and immunisations.
This busy yet rewarding role requires excellent customer service skills, attention to detail and a responsible attitude. You will need to be able to remain calm under pressure, multi-task, enjoy contact with people, be PC literate and have great organisational skills.
Primary responsibilities include:
· Playing a leading role in signposting patients to the appropriate member of the clinical team;
· Providing information and non-clinical advice, resolving problems where possible;
· Receiving and dealing with telephone enquiries - taking action or passing on messages as appropriate;
· Ensuring all information is correctly entered on the computer system including scanning incoming letters into patient records;
· Contacting patients, where requested (e.g. regarding test results);
· Actively promote practice developments and initiatives to patients, such as electronic prescriptions (EPS).
Due to the nature of the role, flexibility to work extra hours to cover for holiday and sickness is a necessity. Although you will be expected to sometimes work across all five sites, you would be based at a maximum of two of them.
Previous applicants need not apply.
This role requires applicants with a full driving licence and access to a vehicle due to having several locations.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.21 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
 - Free flu jabs
 - Free parking
 - On-site parking
 
To apply - please email your CV to Unityhealth.bucks@nhs.net and mark it for the attention of the Patient Services Manager.
Pharmacy Technician
Job Description:
Job Overview
Unity Health is seeking an experienced and motivated Pharmacy Technician to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible difference to patient care within a forward-thinking and supportive environment. The role will involve practice-based working, providing both patient-facing and patient-supporting services in line with national and local priorities.
You will work closely with our Clinical Pharmacists, GPs, and wider multidisciplinary team to improve medicines use, ensure patient safety, and support the delivery of key PCN targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake medicines reconciliation in accordance with practice protocols and update patient records accordingly.
 - Support cardiovascular prevention initiatives, including hypertension case finding, cholesterol monitoring, and facilitating lifestyle and medication reviews.
 - Assist in achieving Prescribing Quality Schemes and Outcomes Framework (QOF) targets.
 - Support Clinical Pharmacists in delivering Medication Reviews, ensuring necessary monitoring tests are arranged in advance.
 - Contribute to medicines safety monitoring, particularly for high-risk drugs.
 - Manage shared care protocols and liaise with Clinical Pharmacists for complex patients.
 - Support medication reviews and synchronisation of medicines for patients moving between care settings.
 - Participate in audits, including antimicrobial stewardship.
 - Respond to medication queries from patients and staff in a professional manner, escalating appropriately.
 
Technical & Administrative
- Contribute to the review and development of repeat prescribing protocols and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
 - Support implementation of national prescribing policies and guidelines.
 - Assist with monitoring and managing prescribing budgets.
 - Prepare evidence-based resources to support cost-effective prescribing.
 - Support CQC compliance through policy development and evidence gathering.
 - Assist in planning, developing, and supporting new working processes to optimise prescribing quality.
 
About Unity Health
Unity Health is a progressive and patient-focused organisation, committed to delivering high-quality healthcare to our communities. We value collaboration, innovation, and professional development, offering opportunities for training and career growth within a supportive environment.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: Up to £14.50 per hour
Work Location: In person
To apply - please email your CV to Unityhealth.bucks@nhs.net and mark it for the attention of the Managing Director.
Page created: 29 November 2022