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Band 3
Full-time, Flexible working

Medical Secretary and Colorectal Cancer Pathway Administrator

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation TrustRoyal United Hospital, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG, United Kingdom£25,760 - £27,476Closes 16/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Posted
02/09/2026
Closes
16/09/2026

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Role summary

This dual role involves working as a Medical Secretary for three days a week and tracking patients on the suspected colorectal cancer pathway for two days. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive medical administrative support to clinicians, manage correspondence, and ensure timely patient results. It requires a proactive, highly organised individual with strong communication skills and attention to detail. The role is full-time with the opportunity for one day of remote work.

Essential criteria

  • Administrative Experience

Desirable criteria

  • Awareness of hospital practices
  • Educated to GCSE, O' Level or CSE Equivalent in English and Maths
  • Specific Skills
  • Computer literacy - Microsoft Office and databases
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Knowledge & Experience
  • Administrative Experience
  • Awareness of hospital practices
  • Educated to GCSE, O' Level or CSE Equivalent in English and Maths
  • Specific Skills
  • Computer literacy - Microsoft Office and databases
  • Excellent attention to detail

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Band 3 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.

This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Secretary and Colorectal Cancer Pathway Administrator

The closing date is 16 September 2026

Job summary

Are you confident using Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word? Do you have strong typing skills and a keen eye for detail? If you're a good communicator with a willingness to learn, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We're looking for a proactive and highly organised individual to join our welcoming team in the General Surgery**** Department. In this dual role, you'll spend 3 days per week working as a Medical Secretary and 2 days tracking patients on the suspected colorectal cancer pathway.

This is a varied role that will require attention to detail, high levels of concentration, and a desire to enable the smooth running of our services. We are looking for a full time candidate with the opportunity to work from home for one day per week.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide a complete and comprehensive medical administrative service for allocated Clinicians and their patients.
  • Ensure that correspondence from clinicians is typed, edited and sent promptly and accurately, and keep track of diagnostic reports to ensure that patients receive their results in a timely manner.
  • Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, sharing responsibility for the smooth running of the administrative service to

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