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Nationally recognised skills for Medical Secretaries are generally considered to be advantageous when seeking employment in the healthcare sector.
A Pitman Training diploma is one of the most prestigious from one of the most highly regarded training organisations in the world. With your new skills, there’ll be nothing stopping you from getting a well-paid, highly valued role as a Medical Secretary, Medical Administrator, or Healthcare Assistant.
The medical profession is a challenging sector where discretion, patience, sensitivity, and an unwavering eye for detail are essential skills. Our Medical Secretary Diploma will teach you all the vital skills you need to act as a link between patient and doctor.
You’ll learn how to integrate the theory of highly technical medical terminology and how to handle a complex array of administrative and technical tasks in the most accurate and timely manner, including compiling confidential letters, typing reports for patient records, assisting with medical journals, and keeping the office running efficiently.
Our Medical Secretary Diploma offers you the best of both worlds — business and medical. Not only will you get the highest level of skills required to work for a commercial firm, you’ll also get the specialist expertise required to work within the medical profession.
You’ll become proficient in medical terminology, medical audio transcription, and medical word processing. The courses will also teach you excellent office skills, enabling you to master key Microsoft programs. You’ll also have the option to choose from two elective courses, including health and safety essentials and PowerPoint.
You’ll gain excellent office skills and become proficient in medical terminology, medical audio transcription, and medical word processing.
This diploma, as with all Pitman industry standard training, is widely recognised by organisations throughout Ireland, the UK, and beyond.
There are no pre-requisites for this diploma.
Wherever possible our training is tailored to your needs. The cost of our training programmes depend on the course(s) you choose and varies according to duration and breadth. Rest assured we have a number of payment options available to ensure the cost of training is affordable and can be worked alongside your other financial commitments. Common ways people fund their training include: –
Requesting funding from your employers needn’t be a daunting task. Many employers support and encourage their employees with their professional development and consider it a worthwhile investment to fund any training required.
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Gaining this qualification will help you secure a job as a Medical Secretary. If you’re keen to progress your career, you could look to work in a GP practice where you could seek to become a Practice Manager or, if you prefer to work in the national health system, further management training could lead to an administration management position.