Senior Medical Secretary Diabetes
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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 an exciting opportunity for an experienced Medical Secretary to join the Diabetes and Endocrinology team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. You will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to consultants and clinical teams, managing patient care pathways, clinic scheduling, and waiting lists. The role involves extensive interaction with clinicians, patients, and other healthcare professionals, requiring excellent organisational skills and a commitment to patient-focused service. This is a part-time position working 30 hours a week.
Essential criteria
- Proven secretarial experience in healthcare environment.
- Experience of working in a busy office
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience.
- Use of OASIS PAS system, Bluespier, EZ notes and Digital Dictation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Ability to work under own initiative and part of a team.
- Highly motivated.
- Skills/Knowledge
- Audio typing using Digital Dictation
- In-depth working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of NHS systems
- GCSE English & Maths
- Recognised word processing / typing qualification
- AMSPAR
- Internal Job Vacancy
- This vacancy is currently only open to internal applicants from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Could you please confirm below that you work at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Proven secretarial experience in healthcare environment.
- Experience of working in a busy office
- NHS experience.
- Use of OASIS PAS system, Bluespier, EZ notes and Digital Dictation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Flexible and adaptable.
- Able to work under pressure.
- Ability to work under own initiative and part of a team.
- Highly motivated.
- Skills/Knowledge
- Audio typing using Digital Dictation
- In-depth working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of NHS systems
- GCSE English & Maths
- Recognised word processing / typing qualification
- AMSPAR
- Internal Job Vacancy
- This vacancy is currently only open to internal applicants from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Could you please confirm below that you work at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
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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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Senior Medical Secretary Diabetes
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Are you an experienced Medical secretary looking for a challenging role where your skills truly make a difference? This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive medical secretarial team with Diabetes and Endocrinology at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, supporting our Diabetes and Endocrinology consultants and wider clinical teams.
Main duties of the job
You will be an integral part of a busy secretarial team, working closely to support Diabetes and Endocrinology Consultants and clinical teams.
In this role, you will manage a wide range of administrative responsibilities, including handling emails, telephone calls, diary management, and general office duties. You will also take on more complex tasks such as managing patient care pathways, clinic scheduling and managing patient waiting lists.
You will interact daily with clinicians, patients, carers, health professionals (both internal and external), and colleagues, which will be a key part of your role. You will need to show initiative and ensure communication is applicable and relevant.
As a member of the Diabetes and Endocrinology team, you will provide dedicated support for three consultants and their clinical teams.
This position demands excellent organisational skil
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