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Jennifer Hills

Rayleigh,Essex

Summary

For both corporate companies and the healthcare sector, demonstrated exceptional secretarial and administrative abilities utilising skills in managing, coordinating, budgeting, planning, creating and supporting daily operational and administrative functions. Accustomed to working in highly confidential environments with a good sense of urgency and importance and strive to provide excellent outcomes. Proactive and driven with professional and strong organisational and communication skills.

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience

Work history

Senior Medical Secretary

HCA Healthcare UK
London
2021.12 - 2026.05
  • Senior Medical Secretary to 3 oncologists.
  • Successfully met tight deadlines
  • Worked accurately with attention to detail
  • Liaised at all levels
  • Effectively managed all patient calls, liaised with consultants when further advice required and updated patient records, as appropriate
  • Processed referrals in Mosaiq with speed and accuracy to minimise delays to appointment and/or treatment.
  • Booked treatment/infusions/investigations in a timely manner to ensure all results are ready for oncologist to review
  • Outcomed clinics with next appointments and investigations
  • Liaised with internal departments and external hospitals to retrieve scans and patient reports, where necessary
  • Liaised with insurance companies on behalf of patients
  • Collected relevant clinical information from patients via telephone or email.
  • Trained new members of staff on relevant IT.
  • Maintained calendar of appointments, annual leave, meetings
  • Extensive use of Outlook email worked from home and on-site
  • Established excellent rapport with patients through empathetic approach.

Medical PA

The KB Clinic
London
2019.03 - 2021.12
  • Carried out all professional secretarial duties.
  • Efficiently handled all incoming correspondence.
  • Liaised with insurance companies on behalf of clinic and patient. Successfully renegotiated insurance rates with insurance company to maintain best price for the clinic.
  • Chased debtors.
  • Ordered office supplies.
  • Generated patient invoices, ran monthly checks for outstanding invoices.
  • Performed general office duties, including answering phones, routing telephone calls or messages to appropriate staff and greeting visitors.
  • Greeted incoming patients and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Scheduled meetings and patient appointments.
  • Maintained all office files, both electronic and hard copies.
  • Chased results and ensure ready for clinic.
  • Set up new patient records using SpekPak.

Postal worker

Royal Mail Delivery Office
Basildon, Essex
2019.01 - 2019.03
  • Sorted post accurately within system.
  • Ensured guaranteed deliveries were made on time adhering to strict schedules.
  • Loaded and unloaded postal vehicles carefully, eliminating parcel damage.
  • Drove postal van.
  • Collected signatures for proof of delivery as required by regulations.
  • Handled confidential and fragile items responsibly.

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Medical Secretary

Southend University Hospital
Southend-on-Sea, Essex
2016.01 - 2018.12
  • Effectively managed and successfully resolved patient enquiries ensuring appropriate records were maintained and all relevant personnel were informed.
  • Maintained and updated clinical documentation such as patient letters using Medway and BigHand.
  • Efficiently prepared correspondence, audio transcription, reports and general typing.
  • Implemented and maintained efficient office management systems to enable staff to optimise their patient care services.
  • Processed referrals in Choose & Book with speed and accuracy to minimise delays to treatment.
  • Managed outpatient outcomes to re-book patients in a timely manner, ensuring compliance.
  • Booked and managed clinic appointments via phone using Medway.
  • Answered incoming patient telephone calls and liaised with Consultant to resolve patient's queries.
  • Supported Oncology Consultant in related administrative duties, enabling smooth-running processes.
  • Carried out day-to-day secretarial duties such as typing of all clinical letters for oncology, maintaining excellent accuracy and efficiency throughout.
  • Effectively prioritised workloads, ensuring minimal delays to patient pathway.
  • Responded to general enquiries and record requests from physicians to expedite results.
  • Confidentially managed medical records, ensuring patient notes were readily available for required appointments to minimise delays.

Secretary

The Lighthouse Childrens' Centre
Southend-on-Sea, Essex
2015.10 - 2016.01
  • Maintained confidential patient records
  • Typed doctors letters including those from the doctor who did very sensitive reports on abused children.
  • Addressed enquiries and responded via email or telephone.
  • Carried out secretarial duties.

Administration Officer

CAMHS South Essex Partnership Trust - Learning Disability Team
Basildon, Essex
2013.01 - 2015.10
  • Supported learning disabilities team with all administration duties including typing of correspondence, taking minutes in team meetings, booking appointments with patients whilst maintaining patient confidentiality throughout.
  • Typing of all home observation notes.
  • Communicated at all levels including GPs, social workers and appropriate external agencies.
  • Implemented improved processes for patient data by way of keeping up-to-date with patient activity.
  • Managed digital databases and physical file systems. Created new digital filing system for patient activity to track progress.
  • Maintained diary management for the team.

Medical Secretary

Basildon Hospital
Basildon, Essex
2007.10 - 2013.01
  • Set up new working office
  • Effectively dealt with patient enquiries.
  • Efficiently prepared correspondence, audio transcription, reports and general typing.
  • Processed referrals
  • Carried out day-to-day secretarial duties including absence and holiday bookings.
  • Effectively prioritised workloads, ensuring minimal delays to patient pathway.
  • Reviewed outpatient discharge reports and ensured follow up with booked.

Public Relations Executive

Johnson Matthey
London
1997.04 - 2007.10
  • Assisted with press releases and communications materials handling distribution to management and wider community.
  • Monitored marketing content for quality, accuracy and impact by liaising with external agency.
  • Assisted Investor Relations Manager with cross-department presentations using PowerPoint.
  • Helped to establish and communicate editorial and brand guidelines to staff in the organisation.
  • Wrote, produced and distributed monthly and yearly internal and external communications.
  • Reviewed marketing materials and documents for brand accuracy and trending design.
  • Organised company cocktail parties with allocated budget
  • Attended monthly PR meetings
  • Maintained database with external companies such as Lloyds Registrars
  • Acted as first point of contact for department.
  • Fielded calls from analysts and the general public regarding company information.
  • Interviewed staff and visited company sites for material for company newsletter.

Administration Supervisor

TCA Consulting Limited
London
1990.04 - 1997.04
  • Managed the smooth running of all administration
  • Supervised junior admin staff.
  • Acted as personnel officer liaising with recruitment agencies, setting up interviews and gathering company packs of information.
  • Used Natwest Centrefile to run payroll and liaise with staff about changes to salary.
  • Interviewed for new admin staff and prepared their annual appraisals.
  • Coordinated and produced quarterly newsletters
  • Organised company events such as golf days, rugby events and charity events.
  • Organised annual company client events
  • PA to Marketing Director and then became Marketing Executive.
  • All secretarial duties.

Temporary

News International
London, England
1989.10 - 1990.04
  • Worked in the promotions department alongside promotions manager for News of the World, Sunday Times and The Times newspaper.
  • Handled customer enquiries.
  • Took calls regarding non-delivery of orders and arranged a new delivery.
  • Helped choose promotions for the various newspaper to advertise
  • Kept records of products returned.

Team Secretary

Towers, Perrin Forster & Crosby
London
1986.01 - 1989.09
  • Worked in team of 10 to provide fully comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to Communications department.
  • Managed diaries for 5 consultants.
  • Maintained filing system with information to uphold high levels of data accuracy.
  • Arranged overseas travel and hotel bookings for staff.
  • Prepared professional high quality presentations.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Counselling

Basildon College
Basildon, Essex
2009-09

CIM Professional Diploma - Chartered Institute of Marketing

University of London
London
2007-06

GCSE -

Hall Mead Comprehensive
Upminster, Essex

Skills

  • Can-do attitude
  • Self-motivated
  • Happy to work alone or in a team
  • Computer literate
  • Good problem solver
  • Effective communicator
  • Happy to take on new challenges
  • Efficient administration and secretarial abilities
  • Good attention to accuracy
  • Time Management
  • Tactful diplomacy
  • Typing speed
  • Empathetic listener

Timeline

Senior Medical Secretary

HCA Healthcare UK
2021.12 - 2026.05

Medical PA

The KB Clinic
2019.03 - 2021.12

Postal worker

Royal Mail Delivery Office
2019.01 - 2019.03

Medical Secretary

Southend University Hospital
2016.01 - 2018.12

Secretary

The Lighthouse Childrens' Centre
2015.10 - 2016.01

Administration Officer

CAMHS South Essex Partnership Trust - Learning Disability Team
2013.01 - 2015.10

Medical Secretary

Basildon Hospital
2007.10 - 2013.01

Public Relations Executive

Johnson Matthey
1997.04 - 2007.10

Administration Supervisor

TCA Consulting Limited
1990.04 - 1997.04

Temporary

News International
1989.10 - 1990.04

Team Secretary

Towers, Perrin Forster & Crosby
1986.01 - 1989.09

Some College (No Degree) - Counselling

Basildon College

CIM Professional Diploma - Chartered Institute of Marketing

University of London

GCSE -

Hall Mead Comprehensive
Jennifer Hills