Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 13/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is a full-time, fixed-term Medical Secretary position for 12 months, working Monday to Friday for 37.5 hours per week. The role involves providing comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to Consultants and their medical teams, managing correspondence, diaries, and patient appointments. The successful candidate will need strong secretarial skills, medical terminology knowledge, and excellent interpersonal abilities to deal with colleagues, GPs, and patients.
Essential criteria
- City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma for Medical Secretaries or OCR/RSA Level 3 or equivalent
- Proven Medical Secretarial experience
- Previous experience of working in the NHS
- City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma for Medical Secretaries or OCR/RSA Level 3 or equivalent
- Proven Medical Secretarial experience
- Previous experience of working in the NHS
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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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Secretary
The closing date is 30 August 2026
Job summary
We have a vacancy for a full-time Medical Secretary to work between Charlton Lane and Wotton Lawn Hospitals within an established team. The post is fixed term for a period of 12 months, working Monday to Friday 37.5 hours each week.
Relevant secretarial experience is essential as the environment is fast-paced requiring a broad knowledge of medical terminology, RSA II/OCR II Word Processing/Typing and audio typing experience. You will work as part of a committed supportive team and be able to deal confidently and professionally with colleagues, GP surgeries and patients, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
You should have a friendly, positive, problem solving approach, be self-motivated, willing to learn and enjoy using your own initiative, within the remit of the post. You will need to be an excellent team player with the ability to adapt to various tasks according to service needs. As well as good verbal, written and numerical skills, you must be able to prioritise and organise your own workload well, and be able to work effectively and efficiently.
You will be skilled in IT applications; including, Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel and have excellent interpersonal and strong communications skills. You should be able to adapt to a busy changi
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