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Band 4
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
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Haematology Medical Secretary

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAddenbrookes Hospital-Division B, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom£28,392 - £31,157Closes 08/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 4
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Posted
02/09/2026
Closes
08/09/2026

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Role summary

This role provides comprehensive secretarial and PA support to the Haematology clinical team. Key duties include coordinating meetings, managing clinic preparations, booking appointments, and handling patient and GP queries. The post also involves data entry, producing clinic letters, and updating patient information on the Trust's medical record system.

Essential criteria

  • Educated to A Level or Level 3 Business Admin/IT qualification or equivalent
  • Touch typing certificate or equivalent
  • Secretarial qualification (RSA III) or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

  • Medical Terminology Certificate or equivalent
  • Experience of administrative work
  • Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks
  • Working within guidelines and developing administrative processes
  • Customer service and dealing with enquiries in difficult situations
  • Data entry and producing reports
  • Experience of IT packages - Microsoft Office
  • Secretarial and/or administrative including diary management, coordinating and arranging meetings, minute taking and developing templates
  • Audio typing
  • Familiarity with EPIC computer systems
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
  • Understanding of customer service
  • Understanding of NHS targets
  • Knowledge of Trust information systems
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent communication skills including telephone, email and face to face
  • Ability to organise and manage own timekeeping to schedule and deadlines
  • Ability to adapt to change
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents
  • Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy
  • Willing to take on and learn new skills
  • Accurate and speedy typing and keyboard skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
  • Additional Requirements
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
  • Educated to A Level or Level 3 Business Admin/IT qualification or equivalent
  • Touch typing certificate or equivalent
  • Secretarial qualification (RSA III) or equivalent experience
  • Medical Terminology Certificate or equivalent
  • Experience of administrative work
  • Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks
  • Working within guidelines and developing administrative processes
  • Customer service and dealing with enquiries in difficult situations
  • Data entry and producing reports
  • Experience of IT packages - Microsoft Office
  • Secretarial and/or administrative including diary management, coordinating and arranging meetings, minute taking and developing templates
  • Audio typing
  • Familiarity with EPIC computer systems
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
  • Understanding of customer service
  • Understanding of NHS targets
  • Knowledge of Trust information systems
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Excellent communication skills including telephone, email and face to face
  • Ability to organise and manage own timekeeping to schedule and deadlines
  • Ability to adapt to change
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents
  • Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy
  • Willing to take on and learn new skills
  • Accurate and speedy typing and keyboard skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
  • Additional Requirements
  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Useful to know

Band 4 pay context

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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Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Haematology Medical Secretary

The closing date is 08 September 2026

Job summary

To provide a comprehensive Secretarial and PA service to clinical members within the speciality, including coordinating meetings, coordinating Clinic preparation, booking Clinic appointments, submitting data returns, producing Clinic letters and other documents and dealing with patient and GP queries and concerns in a sympathetic and constructive manner.

Main duties of the job

Provide comprehensive support to speciality clinical team, including diary management, coordinating and arranging meetings, and minute taking.

Carry out a range of complex administrative tasks specific to work area.

Check and update patient information on the Trust's medical record system (EPIC).

Ensure appointments and transport requests are made when required.

Ensure new referrals are processed in line with Trust policy.

Updating national database with patient information for specially commissioned regional services.

Submitting data returns to NHSE/NHSBT as required.

Typing and generating letters using a variety of different methods, ensuring that all letters are linked to encounters, meeting deadlines including turnaround times.

Ensure all orders have been made from letters and discharge summaries when required.

Ensure all appointments are booked

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