Medical Secretary - Specialist Surgical Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
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Role summary
This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity for a Band 4 Medical Secretary within the Specialist Surgical Care Collaborative. The role involves providing high-standard administration support to the clinical team and acting as the first point of contact for patients. You will liaise with various departments, patients, NHS Trusts, and external agencies. The successful candidate will be based at Cumberland Infirmary and contribute to delivering a high-quality, patient-focused service.
Essential criteria
- Medical secretarial duties
- Medical audio typing.
- Medical word processing
- Operating word processing and computer packages
- Computer literate.
- Medical terminology
- Microsoft Office
- PAS
- Understanding of the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, access to health records and defensible documentation, health and safety legislation, and their application in the workplace.
- Equality issues
- oGCSE English language (minimum grade C) or equivalent.
- oRSA 3 typewriting / word processing, or NVQ3 business administration, or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- oMedical secretarial diploma or equivalent.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- oEffective communication and interpersonal skills.
- oAble to analyse complex facts or situations.
- oAble to use initiative appropriately within team environment.
- oAble to work without supervision.
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
- Willing to learn
- Knowledge and Experience
- Medical secretarial duties
- Medical audio typing.
- Medical word processing
- Operating word processing and computer packages
- Computer literate.
- Medical terminology
- Microsoft Office
- PAS
- Understanding of the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, access to health records and defensible documentation, health and safety legislation, and their application in the workplace.
- Equality issues
- oGCSE English language (minimum grade C) or equivalent.
- oRSA 3 typewriting / word processing, or NVQ3 business administration, or equivalent.
- oMedical secretarial diploma or equivalent.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- oEffective communication and interpersonal skills.
- oAble to analyse complex facts or situations.
- oAble to use initiative appropriately within team environment.
- oAble to work without supervision.
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
- Willing to learn
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Secretary - Specialist Surgical Care
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
MEDICAL SECRETARY - BAND 4
Band 4 Medical Secretary within the Specialist Surgical Care Collaborative 37.5 hours per week. This is a fixed term post for 12 months
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Specialist Surgical Care Collaborative administration team, the service aims to provide a high quality, locally delivered, patient focussed service.
This role will be crucial to the efficient day to day delivery of the service.
We are looking for a competent and professional Medical Secretary to be based at the Cumberland Infirmary.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will often be the first point of contact for our patients therefore a professional, patient focused approach is key at all times. You will provide a high standard of administration support to the clinical team, liaising with other departments, patients, NHS Trusts and external agencies.
You should be educated to GCSE (minimum C Grade) standard, be trained to RSA level 3 standard and/or an NVQ level 3 in Administration and/or have the equivalent experience, preferably having a medical administration background.
We are looking for someone with a pleasant, adaptable disposition who can remain calm under pressure and deal with a busy workload ef
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