Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Job Share Permanent
- Hours / week
- 14.4
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
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
We are seeking an experienced medical secretary to join our acute paediatric secretarial team, ideally working Thursday and Friday as part of a job-share. This role provides high-quality administrative and secretarial support to a large team of Acute Consultant Paediatricians, managing complex work-streams with great attention to detail. Applicants should have excellent organisational skills, significant relevant experience, good communication skills, initiative, and enthusiasm.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,537 – £34,303 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
257326
Salary:
Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
Job closing date:
02/09/2026
Job Type:
Administrative Services
Location:
Raigmore Hospital
Employment type:
Job Share Permanent
Hours Per Week:
14.4
Job posted date:
20/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Highland
Department:
Paediatrics Department
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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This post is part of a job-share and therefore the working hours/pattern would ideally be Thursday and Friday.
We are seeking an experienced medical secretary to become part of our acute paediatric secretarial team. Applicants would ideally have experience at Band 4 secretary level.
This team provides the highest quality administration and secretarial support and coordination to a large team of Acute Consultant Paediatricians. The department of acute paediatrics is particularly complex. Acute consultant paediatricians each have several generic and individual work-streams you will be required to manage paying greatest of attentio
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