Secretarial Assistant
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- Band
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- 30
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role provides comprehensive, confidential, efficient, and high-quality secretarial and administrative support to the Medical Secretarial Team and Medical Staff. Duties include a wide range of secretarial tasks and transcribing confidential patient information using voice recognition and other hospital systems. The ideal candidate will have appropriate secretarial/administration qualifications or equivalent experience. Knowledge of medical terminology and Microsoft Word proficiency are advantageous, along with excellent keyboard skills.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 2 at £23,615 – £23,615 a year, across England.
This advert: £26,696 – £26,696 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
259175
Salary:
Band 2 (£26,696 - - 28,988)
Job closing date:
15/09/2026
Job Type:
Administrative Services
Location:
Borders General Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
30
Job posted date:
08/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Borders
Department:
Medical Secretaries
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OUR VALUES IN ACTION
• Compassion • Kindness • Integrity • Teamwork • Excellence
To provide a comprehensive, confidential, efficient, and high quality secretarial and administrative support service to Secretaries and Medical Staff within the Medical Secretarial Team.
You will be required to undertake a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties. You will transcribe confidential patient information using a voice recognition system, in conjunction with other hospital systems.
You should possess the appropriate secretarial/administration qualifications or equivalent/training experience. Knowledge of medical terminology and proficiency with Microsoft Word would be advantageous, as well as excellent keyboard skills.
Informal enquiries to Lee Stoddart [phone number removed]
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