AMSPAR Level 3 Advanced Diploma for Medical Secretaries
Qualification summary
The course has been designed for persons wishing to work as Medical Secretaries in any section of the health services. This will include General Medical and Dental Practices and Hospitals.
It is also applicable for persons already in post, or with relevant experience, who wish to expand their knowledge and skills.
It will replace the existing Level 3 Advanced Diploma for Medical Secretaries and, with the exception of the OCR units required, will be unchanged.
Qualification details
VRQ - Vocationally-Related Qualification
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The qualification provides opportunities for progression in work or to the AMSPAR Diploma in Primary Care Management qualification which is included in the NQF at level 5
Emergency Services Control Room Staff
GP Practice Manager
Medical Secretary
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01 Health, Public Services and Care
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01.3
Health and Social Care
In order to achieve the AMSPAR Advanced Diploma for Medical Secretaries, candidates must:
1) Gain a pass in the four written examinations of two and a half hour’s duration, set and marked by AMSPAR.
2) Gain a pass in the nationally set work experience assignment, internally marked and moderated by AMSPAR.
3) Gain the following two skills (these are units of the OCR Certificate in Text Processing)
(a) Unit 8 Medical Audio Transcription (Intermediate) - 4428
(b) Unit 9 Medical Word Processing (Intermediate) - 4429
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H/101/0479 - Administration and Legal Aspects Relating to the National Health Service and Social Services
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Y/101/0480 - Business Documentation for Medical Secretarial Practice
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D/101/0481 - Medical Office Practice
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H/101/0482 - Medical Aspects of Secretarial Work
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K/101/0483 - Medical Secretarial Work Experience
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M/101/0887 - Medical Audio-Transcription (Intermediate)
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T/101/0888 - Medical Word Processing (Intermediate)