Medical Secretary - Acute Medicine - Band 3
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an enthusiastic Acute Medicine Secretary to provide administrative and secretarial support to consultants, doctors, nurses, and the wider Acute Medicine team within a hospital setting. The successful candidate will manage patient information, appointments, correspondence, and clinical records efficiently to support high-quality patient care. It involves typing medical documents, managing diaries, coordinating appointments, and handling enquiries.
Key responsibilities
- Provide secretarial support to Acute Medicine consultants and clinicians.
- Type and process clinic letters, discharge summaries, and medical reports.
- Manage diaries, meetings, and clinic schedules.
- Coordinate patient appointments and referrals.
- Handle telephone and email enquiries from patients, staff, and external organisations.
- Maintain accurate patient records on hospital systems.
Essential criteria
- Typing, Audio and Word/Text Processing skills to RSA III or equivalent knowledge acquired through further experience
- GCSE English Language Grade C or equivalent
- Recent Medical Secretarial experience
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of PAS
- Knowledge of 18 week RTT pathway
- Ability to complete tasks accurately and efficiently.
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload to achieve deadlines.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Competent Microsoft Word User.
- Ability to communicate and work in a team
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
- Conscientious in standard of work produced
- Ability to work under pressure
- Clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Medical secretary qualifications
- Shorthand minimum 90 wpm
- 4 GCSE Grade C or equivalent
- NVQ III or equivalent
- AMSPAR - Medical Terminology Certificate
- Stage 1 - Management Development or equivalent
- D32/33 Assessor Award or equivalent
- Validation of 18 week RTT pathway
- Readiness to try new things
- Adaptable to change
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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United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Medical Secretary - Acute Medicine - Band 3
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team. As anAcute Medicine Secretary you would provide administrative and secretarial support to consultants, doctors, nurses, and the wider Acute Medicine team within a hospital setting. The role helps ensure patient information, appointments, correspondence, and clinical records are managed efficiently to support high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
Providing secretarial support to Acute Medicine consultants and clinicians. Typing and processing clinic letters, discharge summaries, and medical reports. Managing diaries, meetings, and clinic schedules.Coordinating patient appointments and referrals. Handling telephone and email enquiries from patients, staff, and external organisations. Maintaining accurate patient records on hospital systems.Filing, scanning, and managing confidential documentation. Tracking investigations, results, and correspondence as directed. Supporting service audits, data collection, and reporting requirements. Liaising with GP surgeries, community services, and other hospital departments. A flexible approach to work is required and an ability to get on with others in a team based environment.
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