Colposcopy Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This fixed-term Colposcopy Secretary role at Peterborough City Hospital supports the Colposcopy Service by providing comprehensive administrative assistance to Consultant and Nurse Colposcopists. Responsibilities include coordinating patient pathways, managing appointments, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring effective communication. The successful candidate will work efficiently in a busy healthcare environment, delivering high-quality, patient-focused service.
Key responsibilities
- Providing administrative support to the Colposcopy clinical team.
- Managing patient appointments, correspondence, and clinic schedules.
- Maintaining accurate patient records and data systems.
- Communicating effectively with patients, clinicians, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Supporting the delivery of a high-quality, efficient, and compassionate service.
- Managing and coordinating the Colposcopy patient pathway, ensuring patients progress through referral, diagnosis, treatment and discharge within national waiting time targets.
Essential criteria
- Good general level of education to GSCE or equivalent Maths and English Literature
- Previous Administration experience
- Experience of working with the public and/or professionals
- MS Office, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Knowledge /understanding of the Data Protection Act
- Ability to facilitate change within the work area
- Can demonstrate good standards of written and verbal communication
- Ability to adhere to policies and procedures
- Ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure to ensure deadlines are achieved
Desirable criteria
- Previous medical secretarial experience
- NVQ III Business & Administration
- Experience of working in the NHS and understanding of medical terminology
- Experience of using NWAFT IT systems
- Understanding and working practice of NHS performance targets including 18-week referral to treatment times
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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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Colposcopy Secretary
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Colposcopy Administration Team at Peterborough City Hospital on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of the Colposcopy Service by providing comprehensive administrative support to the Consultant Colposcopists and Nurse Colposcopists. Working as part of a dedicated team, you will be responsible for coordinating patient pathways, managing appointments, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring effective communication between patients and clinical staff.
This role requires excellent organisational and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work efficiently in a busy healthcare environment while delivering a high standard of patient-focused service.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing administrative support to the Colposcopy clinical team.
- Managing patient appointments, correspondence, and clinic schedules.
- Maintaining accurate patient records and data systems.
- Communicating effectively with patients, clinicians, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Supporting the delivery of a high-quality, efficient, and compassionate service.
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