Band 3 Medical Secretary - Ophthalmology
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
The Ophthalmology service is seeking a highly motivated and reliable administrative support worker. This role involves managing patient results, communicating with GPs and patients, and ensuring timely processing of correspondence. The successful candidate will need to be flexible, adaptable, and possess strong initiative and critical thinking skills to manage diverse and demanding tasks within a multi-disciplined service.
Essential criteria
- *Good General Education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4
- *Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clerical environment
Desirable criteria
- *AMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology
- *Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience
- *Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook)
- *Experience of using IT systems
- *Experience of working in a busy environment
- *Experience of working in Healthcare
- Additional Criteria
- *Good communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
- *Good keyboard / IT skills
- *Good organisation skills and ability to multitask
- *Good time management skills
- *Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff
- *Ability to problem solve
- *Understand confidentiality and apply the principles
- *Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern
- *Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive
- *Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
- *Confident in dealing with people at all levels
- *Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
- *Mature open and flexible approach to work
- *Demonstrates care and compassion
- *Good inter-personal and communication skills.
- *Good organisational skills
- *Team Player
- *Conscientious
- *Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment
- *Ability to travel to multiple sites
- *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations
- *Good General Education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4
- *Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clerical environment
- *AMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology
- *Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience
- *Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook)
- *Experience of using IT systems
- *Experience of working in a busy environment
- *Experience of working in Healthcare
- Additional Criteria
- *Good communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
- *Good keyboard / IT skills
- *Good organisation skills and ability to multitask
- *Good time management skills
- *Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff
- *Ability to problem solve
- *Understand confidentiality and apply the principles
- *Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern
- *Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive
- *Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
- *Confident in dealing with people at all levels
- *Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
- *Mature open and flexible approach to work
- *Demonstrates care and compassion
- *Good inter-personal and communication skills.
- *Good organisational skills
- *Team Player
- *Conscientious
- *Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment
- *Ability to travel to multiple sites
- *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 3 Medical Secretary - Ophthalmology
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
The Ophthalmology service is looking to recruit a highly motivated, reliable, and focused administrative support worker to join our welcoming team. We are a creative and innovative team working in a large multi-disciplined service, therefore require someone who is flexible to change and adaptable to the pressures of changing priorities and urgent tasks. A proactive approach, good judgement, initiative and critical thinking skills are crucial to managing this diverse and demanding role.
Main duties of the job
Ensuring patient results are reported, communicating the results to GPs/patients efficiently. Undertaking any actions required based on clinical outcomes i.e. request an outpatient appointment, ensure patients are put on the waiting list, update the open clocks etc. Ensuring 10-day turnaround targets are met when communicating outpatient, diagnostic, elective and general letters to General Practitioners and patients. Liaising with care professionals from all services in UHB and wider NHS trusts. Having phone conversations with patients, demonstrating an empathic and supportive approach to all queries and requests as well as communicating clear guidance of what the patient should expect regarding next steps. Priori
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