Colposcopy Senior Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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
This role involves providing comprehensive medical secretarial and administrative support to the consultant, medical team, and specialist nursing teams within the colposcopy department. The post holder will coordinate patient progression, monitor administrative workload, and ensure efficient service delivery. Key responsibilities include prioritising workloads, handling correspondence, and assisting in the training of new team members. The role supports key performance indicators and requires proactive engagement in service improvements.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Business administration Level 4 or equivalent experience
- City & Guilds AMSPAR Level 3 or Diploma in Medical Administration or equivalent medical secretary experience
- RSA/OCR Level 3 or equivalent experience or qualification in typing
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or working towards
- ILM Level 2 (or working towards). Relevant equivalent qualification
- Excellent communciation skills
- Advanced typing skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Previous NHS Experience
- Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft office applications
- Evidence of Continual Personal Development
- Knowledge of Referral to Treatment process (RTT)
- NVQ Business administration Level 4 or equivalent experience
- City & Guilds AMSPAR Level 3 or Diploma in Medical Administration or equivalent medical secretary experience
- RSA/OCR Level 3 or equivalent experience or qualification in typing
- Management qualification or working towards
- ILM Level 2 (or working towards). Relevant equivalent qualification
- Excellent communciation skills
- Advanced typing skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Previous NHS Experience
- Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft office applications
- Evidence of Continual Personal Development
- Knowledge of Referral to Treatment process (RTT)
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,819 – £31,626 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Colposcopy Senior Secretary
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
To provide a comprehensive, high quality medical secretarial and administrative service to the consultant their medical team and specialist nursing teams, and other health professionals. To co-ordinate and maintain arrangements to facilitate the patients progression along a defined pathway in accordance with Cervical Screening Wales. To maintain the colposcopy organisation and monitor the workload related to the administration team, co-ordinating administration cover during periods of leave across the team.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Working with the team the post holder will support the key performance indicators that have been set for each speciality and make decisions in prioritising workloads and agree escalation procedures to meet these key performance indicators. Convey these findings and be proactive in taking forward recommendations and improvements to the service delivery.
Post holder will deal with relevant correspondence, telephone or personal enquiries efficiently and effectively.
Contribute to projects or duties to ensure excellent service delivery as directed by the Line Manager, Consultant or other colleagues.
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