Senior Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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 role is for a Senior Medical Secretary at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn. You will provide efficient, confidential, and reliable administrative and secretarial support to specialty teams and a specific Consultant. The position requires strong communication skills, initiative, and the ability to prioritize your workload. You will be part of a Specialist Team, ensuring smooth information transfer and high-quality service for patients and clinicians.
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy.
- NVQ level 3 in administration or equivalent experience or RSA level III or able to demonstrate equivalent skill (proficient and accurate audio typing skills (minimum 60 wpm).
Desirable criteria
- Experience in transcribing audio dictation via digital dictation platform.
- Knowledge of Medical terminology.
- Experience working on site in a very busy office (remote working not considered for this role.)
- Training, Skills and Experience
- Demonstrate an understanding of customer/patient care/ability to work with sensitive and confidential information.
- Secretarial experience in a hospital/medical office environment.
- IT experience of using Microsoft Office packages in an onsite busy office environment.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word - auto text and auto correct and Microsoft Outlook.
- Practical experience using the Data Protection Act in a daily basis.
- Knowledge of Patient Centre system.
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
- Commitment to self development
- Good written and verbal communication skills with a good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
- Ability to work quickly and accurately proven by work experience (remote working is not available for this position)
- Proven experience of working in a busy office environment, working on site not remotely
- Qualifications/training and professional development
- Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy.
- NVQ level 3 in administration or equivalent experience or RSA level III or able to demonstrate equivalent skill (proficient and accurate audio typing skills (minimum 60 wpm).
- Experience in transcribing audio dictation via digital dictation platform.
- Knowledge of Medical terminology.
- Experience working on site in a very busy office (remote working not considered for this role.)
- Training, Skills and Experience
- Demonstrate an understanding of customer/patient care/ability to work with sensitive and confidential information.
- Secretarial experience in a hospital/medical office environment.
- IT experience of using Microsoft Office packages in an onsite busy office environment.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word - auto text and auto correct and Microsoft Outlook.
- Practical experience using the Data Protection Act in a daily basis.
- Knowledge of Patient Centre system.
- Skills, abilities, and knowledge
- Commitment to self development
- Good written and verbal communication skills with a good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
- Ability to work quickly and accurately proven by work experience (remote working is not available for this position)
- Proven experience of working in a busy office environment, working on site not remotely
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 6d ago · Closes in 9d
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Senior Medical Secretary
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join team QEH as a Senior Medical Secretary.
As Senior Medical Secretary, you will provide an efficient, confidential and reliable service to specialty teams. This will include administrative and secretarial support to enable the provision of patient care and specialty services. Good communication skills essential to ensure a proficient, high quality service for patients and clinicians. You will be expected to work as part of a Specialist Team and will report to the Medical Secretary Manager and Deputy Manager.
If this role fits your profile then we would love to have you as part of our team.****
PLEASE NOTE: When sufficient qualified applicants have been received this post will be closed
Main duties of the job
You will provide full secretarial support to a specific Consultant and his/her team within the Medical Secretariat, largely working on your own initiative.
You will liaise with the other medical secretaries and colleagues in the team to ensure a smooth transference of information within the service.
You should be well organised and used to dealing with the public, ensuring confidentiality, efficiency and politeness.
You mustbe able to prioritiseyour own workload.
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