Medical Secretary jobs in Haswell

A little about us...

Here at Bridge View Medical Group, we provide comprehensive NHS primary care services to help manage the health and well-being of our 14,500 patients. Our aim is to provide a high quality, caring and personal health care service to the most deprived patient population in Sunderland North.

Putting our patients at the centre of what we do by having a highly qualified and trained multi-professional integrated primary Healthcare Team, offering our services in a safe, supportive and suitably equipped environment, using technological advances in healthcare systems for our patient’s benefit.

Our team consists of 3 GP Partners, Salaried Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Team, Pharmacy Team, Management, a large Admin Team, Medica and Pharmacy Trainees, plus Nursing and Admin Apprentices.

Overview

We are looking to recruit a Medical Administrator Apprentice to join our Admin Team.

You will need good communication skills and confidence when dealing with others. Working as part of a friendly team, this is a varied role.

This is a great opportunity to train in a busy GP surgery. You will be handling confidential data for input into patient medical records using clinical systems. You will work in a team, with colleagues who are experienced and skilled in this area. The majority of the work is computer based therefore you should have great IT skills.

What you'll be doing

You will gain experience and knowledge of working in the Primary Care sector of the NHS while completing your Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship qualification.

Based in the Medical Administrators Team, you will learn how to handle medical correspondence and apply medical coding.

You will cover other administrative tasks such as referrals and taking notes at meetings, using appropriate systems and software.

Skills required:

• Communications skills
• IT and organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Team working
• Lots of common sense

GCSE in:

• English (grade 5 or above)
• Maths (grade 5 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Please note, as part of the Initial Assessment process, all qualifications will be verified by the Learning Records Service (LRS) via Department for Education

Benefits:

• Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme
• On-sight parking
• Uniform

Please provide the answers to the following questions to support your application:

• What do you understand this role to be?
• What can you bring to the role?
• What are your future career aspirations?

Get to know us a little better - visit our website at: www.bridgeviewmedicalgroup.nhs.uk

Training and support for this Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship will be conducted remotely and provided by our specialist Apprenticeship training provider, Smart Training & Recruitment.

IMPORTANT: In order to meet the eligibility criteria for an Apprenticeship in England, you must be able to demonstrate at least three years UK residency, or hold a valid visa that meets the exceptions to this rule.

As part of our recruitment process, artificial intelligence may be used to support the initial review of applications. Any AI-assisted shortlisting is reviewed by a member of our recruitment team, who makes the final decision on which candidates will be progressed. Your data is kept secure, handled in line with our privacy notice, stays within our controlled systems and is never used to train public AI tools. If you'd like more information, or wish to discuss this, please contact askus@smarttar.co.uk.

• Closing date is 30 November 2026

Job Types: Full-time, Apprenticeship

Pay: £15,392.00 per year

Work Location: In person