Any Medical Secretary's out there? Can you help me with some career advice?

[Bluestar1]

I work in a area with medical links but not directly (think opticians) i enjoy the clinical/medical side of the role more than the retail and i am considering a change in career to become a medical secretary.

I just wondered what qualifications you have? Do you think id be best moving to a more administrative position in the NHS first with a view to progressing/applying for a more secretarial role once i have more relevant experience? Also a lot of posts i have seen require a RSA/OCR3 qualification, however you can no longer take this? Can anyone recommend some alternatives?

TIA!

I used to be one, got work easily through a temping agency and was with the same hospital for a long time. That would put you in a good position to know the organisation from the inside and apply for a permanent job with solid experience.

I feel so bad for my last post that I've reported it to MN myself and I'm leaving it to them to decide if they want to remove it or not

@32ndOfFebtober apologise for my error, I am not actually a secretary yet might i add. Probably a good job if I can’t even get basic grammar right eh!

32nd - don’t worry, it’s a valid point which will hopefully help the OP and others.

I chinned a cafe once for a notice saying ‘sandwich’s made to order’.

There is no ‘ in a plural.
People get confused a lot as they don’t know how to use apostrophes.

No, @Bluestar, I apologise, I shouldn't have commented. I do commend you on not giving me a roasting, even though you'd have every right!

@Twenty2 it’s fine, it was a genuine typo I’ve got no reason to get worked up about it!

Pitman Training do a Medical Secretary module which will introduce you to medical terminology. I've worked as a medical secretary and PA to consultants and also in medical research, so medical terminology knowledge is helpful.

Audio typing is still widely used in medical settings, so that would be a useful skill to acquire. A good audio typist needs fast, accurate typing skills and excellent spelling and grammar.