Renal Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- 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
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Secretary to join the Renal Department at Dorset County Hospital. This varied role requires a professional, confident, keen, and friendly individual with excellent communication skills to interact with the multidisciplinary team, patients, and external agencies. The post holder will undertake general administrative duties, including clinic typing, handling telephone and email queries, and distributing incoming post. The role is based at South Walks House, Dorset County Hospital.
Essential criteria
- oEducated to GCSE/Grade 4 or equivalent in English (we accept Functional Skills Level 2)
- KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
- Experience of working with computer systems, to include Microsoft Office and PAS
- Experience of working with staff at all levels
- Secretarial experience within the last 4 years in a Healthcare setting
- SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Evidence of secretarial skills including excellent audio typing and minute taking
- Evidence of effective communication skills both written and oral
- Evidence of ability to respond quickly to changing priorities, organising own workload to meet deadlines.
- Evidence of ability to work without direct supervision within broad procedural guidelines.
- Evidence of ability to exercise judgment when dealing with queries and to analyse and resolve problems.
- Familiarity with using PAS (Patient Administration System) desirable, however training can be provided. Evidence of ability to build and maintain good working relationships within a team.
- To be able to demonstrate integrity and professionalism when dealing difficult situations.
- An understanding of the meaning of confidentiality and the requirement for this to be maintained
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- oEducated to GCSE/Grade 4 or equivalent in English (we accept Functional Skills Level 2)
- KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
- Experience of working with computer systems, to include Microsoft Office and PAS
- Experience of working with staff at all levels
- Secretarial experience within the last 4 years in a Healthcare setting
- SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Evidence of secretarial skills including excellent audio typing and minute taking
- Evidence of effective communication skills both written and oral
- Evidence of ability to respond quickly to changing priorities, organising own workload to meet deadlines.
- Evidence of ability to work without direct supervision within broad procedural guidelines.
- Evidence of ability to exercise judgment when dealing with queries and to analyse and resolve problems.
- Familiarity with using PAS (Patient Administration System) desirable, however training can be provided. Evidence of ability to build and maintain good working relationships within a team.
- To be able to demonstrate integrity and professionalism when dealing difficult situations.
- An understanding of the meaning of confidentiality and the requirement for this to be maintained
Useful to know
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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Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Renal Medical Secretary
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Secretary to join the Renal Department at Dorset County Hospital.
This is a varied, interesting and rewarding role, and we are looking for a post holder who is professional, confident, keen and friendly. You will need to be able to communicate with everyone in the MDT, including consultants, nurses, secretaries, patients and external agencies so having excellent communication skills is essential to the role.
The post is based at South Walks House, Dorset County Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to undertake a range of general administrative duties for the department including clinic typing, answer telephone and email queries; and handle and distribute incoming post.
The job holder would be expected to act on own initiative and be responsible for their own actions and be able to make decisions within their role and seek advice, if required, from various members of the MDT team.
As a member of a team in the department, the post holder will be expected to work flexibly with other members of the team to ensure the best possible patient care.
About us
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff.
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