Medical PA
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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Role summary
The Head and Neck department is seeking an experienced Medical PA for a 12-month fixed-term position. This role involves providing a comprehensive Medical P.A. service to Head and Neck Consultants, acting as the first point of contact for service users, and managing clinical and general correspondence. The post holder will also process new patient referrals and maintain patient information systems. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills are essential for this vital role.
Essential criteria
- Good general education, educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- Competent at Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
- Substantial previous medical secretarial experience
- Experience of diary management
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of training other secretarial staff
- Previous experience of managing/ supervising staff
- Skills Abilities/knowledge
- Audio typing skills (60 wpm min.).
- Understanding of medical terminology (especially oncology)
- The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people
- Willingness and demonstrable ability to work as part of a team.
- Evidence of ability and initiative to prioritise a busy workload
- Evidence of ability to work without close supervision
- Evidence of ability to remain calm when under pressure and cope with unanticipated demands
- Evidence of ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality
- Evidence of commitment to delivering high quality customer service
- Self-motivated to produce good quality work
- Demonstrable evidence of personal and professional development
- Education/Qualifications
- Good general education, educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- Competent at Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
- Substantial previous medical secretarial experience
- Experience of diary management
- Previous experience of training other secretarial staff
- Previous experience of managing/ supervising staff
- Skills Abilities/knowledge
- Audio typing skills (60 wpm min.).
- Understanding of medical terminology (especially oncology)
- The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people
- Willingness and demonstrable ability to work as part of a team.
- Evidence of ability and initiative to prioritise a busy workload
- Evidence of ability to work without close supervision
- Evidence of ability to remain calm when under pressure and cope with unanticipated demands
- Evidence of ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality
- Evidence of commitment to delivering high quality customer service
- Self-motivated to produce good quality work
- Demonstrable evidence of personal and professional development
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 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Job summary
The Head and Neck department are seeking an experienced medical PA to cover a fixed term position of 12 months within our unit. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive Medical P.A. service to our Head and Consultants.
This post is vital to the smooth running of the unit and you should possess excellent interpersonal, verbal communication and organisational skills. Experience of Medical PA duties and diary management is essential. Experience leading a team and working within a hospital is highly desirable.
Main duties of the job
The difference between the role of a Medical P.A. and that of a Medical Secretary is the level of responsibility. To undertake a Medical P.A. position, the post holder will need to either:
- Be the only secretarial member of staff working for the consultant, and hence will be required to cover a wide range of duties incorporating diary management and the co-ordination of all clinical / administrative / academic work.
Or:
- Take the lead role in the organisation of a consultant's clinical practice (including the line management of other secretarial staff) where the size of the consultant's practice justifies more than one member of staff to support it.
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