Lower GI 2WW Pathway Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“****PLEASE NOTE: This Band 4 role is not eligible for current, or future visa sponsorship****”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role provides full secretarial support to consultants and clinical staff within the Colorectal Cancer Team, focusing on the Lower GI 2WW Pathway. Key duties include accurate and speedy typing of clinic letters, reports, and discharge summaries. The post holder will manage workload, handle telephone calls, and perform general office administration, ensuring patient confidentiality and adherence to Trust guidelines.
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a good basic education
- NVQ Level 3 Business Administration (or equivalent level of qualification or proven work experience)
- Minimum of 2 years medical secretarial experience or similar role
- RSA II (or equivalent level of qualification)
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of RTT pathways
- Good audio/typing skills
- Good communication skills
- Able to prioritise, delegate and organize tasks effectively
- Friendly and professional telephone manner
- Ability to work unsupervised in a professional manner
- Demonstrate understanding of patient confidentiality
- Knowledge of 2WW Pathway
- Working knowledge of Computer systems
- Knowledge of dictation systems
- Knowledge of case note tracking policy and procedure
- Working knowledge of Lorenzo systems
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology
- Ability to respond to work as part of a team or on own initiative
- Conscientious and hard working
- Ability to deal with distressing situations
- Tact, diplomacy and resilience
- Proven flexibility
- Ability to adapt to change
- Commitment to personal development and service improvement
- Other
- Friendly and professional manner
- Able to demonstrate a good basic education
- NVQ Level 3 Business Administration (or equivalent level of qualification or proven work experience)
- Minimum of 2 years medical secretarial experience or similar role
- RSA II (or equivalent level of qualification)
- Understanding of RTT pathways
- Good audio/typing skills
- Good communication skills
- Able to prioritise, delegate and organize tasks effectively
- Friendly and professional telephone manner
- Ability to work unsupervised in a professional manner
- Demonstrate understanding of patient confidentiality
- Knowledge of 2WW Pathway
- Working knowledge of Computer systems
- Knowledge of dictation systems
- Knowledge of case note tracking policy and procedure
- Working knowledge of Lorenzo systems
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology
- Ability to respond to work as part of a team or on own initiative
- Conscientious and hard working
- Ability to deal with distressing situations
- Tact, diplomacy and resilience
- Proven flexibility
- Ability to adapt to change
- Commitment to personal development and service improvement
- Other
- Friendly and professional manner
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.
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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Lower GI 2WW Pathway Medical Secretary
The closing date is 11 September 2026
Job summary
PLEASE NOTE: This Band 4 role is not eligible for current, or future visa sponsorship
Lower GI 2WW Pathway Medical Secretary
37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Permanent
Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Closing Date: Friday 11th September 2026
Interview Date: Thursday 17th September 2026
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
- To work as part of a speciality team providing full secretarial support for the consultants and clinical staff in the team.
- The post holder will work closely with the Colorectal Cancer Team in ensuring that all clinics are typed speedily and accurately according to the guidelines laid down by the Trust.
- Responsible for the typing and checking of clinic letters, reports, discharge summaries etc.
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