Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Medical Secretary to provide efficient secretarial support to a Consultant Psychiatrist and their team in General Adult Psychiatry and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment. You will manage your own workload, provide general medical secretarial duties, attend multidisciplinary team meetings, and ensure patient records are up-to-date. The role involves using various computerised systems for referrals, appointments, and audio transcription.
Key responsibilities
- Provide efficient secretarial support to a Consultant Psychiatrist and their team.
- Work independently and as part of a team, prioritising and co-ordinating your own workload.
- Attend multidisciplinary team meetings and follow up on actions.
- Ensure patients' medical records are kept up-to-date.
- Book appointments and co-ordinate Outpatient and Community Clinics.
- Liaise with wards regarding inpatients.
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 5 x GCSE's at Grade C or above, including English and Maths, or equivalent
- AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent qualification or previous relevant experience in a Medical Secretary role
- Audio Typing skills & Knowledge of medical terminology
- Relevant secretarial experience, preferably in a NHS environment
- Fast and accurate audio and typing skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with service users, carers and professionals both within and outside the Trust
- Working knowledge and understanding of confidentiality
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.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Secretary
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit to a Medical Secretary post within Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, based at Bushey Fields Hospital in Dudley.
We require an enthusiastic and highly motivated Medical Secretary , who can provide an efficient secretarial support service to a Consultant Psychiatrist and their respective team in General Adult Psychiatry and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to work independently and as part of a team, exercising judgement and initiative to prioritise and co-ordinate your own workload. In addition to general medical secretarial duties the post-holder will attend multidisciplinary team meetings when required and follow up meeting actions, ensuring patients' medical records are kept up-to-date, book appointments, co-ordinate Outpatient and Community Clinics and liaise with wards regarding inpatients. You will be required to use various computerised systems, e.g. Microsoft Office, Outlook and patient administration systems (eg; RIO) to input referrals and make appointments where required, together with audio transcription via a digital dictation system (Bighand). Please note that full training will be provided on the relevant IT systems.
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