Neonatal Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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 is a part-time Neonatal Medical Secretary role at Royal Gwent Hospital, providing confidential secretarial services to Consultant Neonatologists and their team. The successful candidate will manage and prioritise their own workload, working independently within defined policies. It requires an organised, motivated individual with excellent audio-typing and interpersonal skills, and a sound knowledge of medical terminology. The working days are fixed on Thursday and Friday.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a full confidential secretarial service to Consultant Neonatologists and the team.
- Carry out duties as defined by the Service Administration Manager to meet the needs of the service.
- Manage and prioritise own workload.
- Work independently to defined policies and procedures.
- Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across the department as required.
Essential criteria
- Able to deal with patients in a sympathetic manner
- Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy
- English language GCSE, 'O' level or equivalent
- Knowledge of secretarial procedures to level 3 or equivalent
- Computer literate
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Working in a secretarial post
- Excellent communication / telephone skills
- Prioritise workload
- Exercising judgement to solve problems
- Ability to work with staff at all levels
- Methodical, able to demonstrate attention to detail
- Reliable and flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Team player, but able to work on own initiative
Desirable criteria
- AMSPAR Diploma
- CWS, Welsh PAS and MedSecs knowledge
- RSA III or equivalent
- NHS experience
- MedSec experience
- Ability to speak Welsh
- Able to travel between hospital sites
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,819 – £31,626 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Neonatal Medical Secretary
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
To provide a full confidential secretarial service to Consultant Neonatalogists and the team.
Carry out duties as defined by the Service Administration Manager to meet the needs of the service.
To manage and prioritise own workload and work independently to defined policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced part time Medical Secretary to join the Neonatal Secretarial Department based at Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport. Working days are fixed on Thursday and Friday.
It is essential that the post holder is an organised and motivated individual with excellent audio-typing and interpersonal skills, plus a sound knowledge of medical terminology. The successful candidate will be expected to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across the departmentas required.
The successful post holder must be reliable and flexible to meet service needs and used to working in abusy and demanding environment, with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.They will be able towork on their own initiative,exercising judgement to solve any problems arising.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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