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Medical Secretary - Word Processing

Classroom based course with study materials, tutor support, exam and certification.

Pitman Training Essex and Suffolk

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£359 inc VAT
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Study method
Classroom + online
Duration
8 hours · Part-time or full-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
8 CPD hours / points
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4 Bloomsbury Square
Central London
London
WC1A2RP
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Lansdowne Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR92ER
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Pitman Training - Chelmsford
2 St Johns Court, Moulsham Street
CHELMSFORD
Essex
CM20JD
United Kingdom
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Pitman Training - Ipswich
12 Northgate Street
IPSWICH
Suffolk
IP13DB
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Overview

Medical offices require a lot of admin. Get to grips with the finer workings of Word and you can go on and gain Pitman Training certification and include this on your CV.

CPD

8 CPD hours / points
Accredited by The CPD Standards Office

Description

Medical offices require a lot of admin. Getting to grips with the finer workings of Microsoft Word means you can create professional looking documents and reports quickly and easily, saving you hours of wasted time trying to format files that won’t behave.

In this course you’ll look at how to:
• Create a number of different documents including letters, reports and notices
• Amend existing documents and proofread with the inbuilt tools
• Format text and tables for a more professional looking finish
• Arrange and re-order data in different types of documents and formats
• Use headers and footers for document consistency
• Insert pictures into documents

Here is what you’ll cover throughout the three lessons in this course:

Lesson One: Including: using document templates; writing letters, reports and notices; proofreading; margins, spacing and indenting; formatting a table; moving and deleting text.

Lesson Two: Including: amending an existing document; recognising proofreading symbols; inserting and changing a file; word counts; formatting text; rearranging and sorting data in different types of document and in different formats; portrait and landscape orientations; headers and footers; inserting an automatic file name
and path; numbering pages.

Lesson Three: Including: routing; inserting autotext; numbering continuation sheets; inserting and adjusting a picture; aligning decimals in a table; finding and replacing text in a document; applying text wrapping; reordering data in a table; sorting
information into alphabetical order.

Who is this course for?

Great for anyone wanting to work as medical secretaries, ward clerks, medical receptionists, medical summarisers or medical admin assistants and many more roles.
Whether applying for a job or honing your skills to impress employers or colleagues, this short course helps you look the part.

Requirements

Some basic knowledge of Microsoft Word would be an advantage but not essential.

Career path

Combine this training with other, such as learning key medical terminology, and you could gain a rewarding career in roles such as Medical Administrator or Medical Secretary. If you’re working in a private GP practice, you could push towards the role of Practice Manager. Alternatively, if you gain work in the NHS, you could work through the system to become Administration Manager.

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CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

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