Medical Secretary, Cardiology, Band 3
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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 permanent, part-time Medical Secretary position in Cardiology provides essential secretarial and administrative support to consultants and their teams. The role involves managing correspondence, patient queries, and clinic schedules to ensure efficient patient care. Good communication skills are vital for liaising with patients, GPs, and hospital staff. The post-holder will also contribute to administrative standards and service improvements within the team.
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
- RSA Level three/Speed typing qualification or demonstrable experience (min 60 wpm)
- NVQ level three in administration or equivalent experience appropriate experience in a hospital or office environment
- Experience of working as a secretary
- IT experience of Microsoft Office packages
- IT capable to ensure proficient use of hospital computer systems
Desirable criteria
- Appropriate experience in a hospital or office environment
- Understanding and previous experience in medical terminology
- Knowledge / Skills
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
- Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
- Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
- Proven organisational skills
- Able to take accurate and clear minutes of meetings and distribute them promptly
- Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues, risk management, and data protection act
- Educated to GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in literacy and numeracy
- RSA Level three/Speed typing qualification or demonstrable experience (min 60 wpm)
- NVQ level three in administration or equivalent experience appropriate experience in a hospital or office environment
- Experience of working as a secretary
- IT experience of Microsoft Office packages
- IT capable to ensure proficient use of hospital computer systems
- Appropriate experience in a hospital or office environment
- Understanding and previous experience in medical terminology
- Knowledge / Skills
- Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
- Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
- Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
- Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
- Proven organisational skills
- Able to take accurate and clear minutes of meetings and distribute them promptly
- Knowledge and awareness of health and safety issues, risk management, and data protection act
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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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Secretary, Cardiology, Band 3
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
A permanent position at 30 hours a week
The post-holder will provide an efficient, confidential and professional secretarial service to a consultants and their supporting team. This will include administration and secretarial support to enable provision of patient care and specialty services. Good communication with patients, relatives, general practitioners and other hospital staff is essential to ensure a proficient, high-quality service for patients and clinicians. The post-holder will be expected to work as part of the Cardiology team and also support the wider secretarial team as needed.
Main duties of the job
Medical secretaries are responsible for:
Providing a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the medical staff and their supporting team.
Providing cover for colleagues in their absence to maintain service levels.Ensuring excellent communication is provided to patients, relatives, general practitioners and other hospital staff to ensure a proficient, high-quality service for patients and clinicians.
Ensuring all clinics are used to their full capacity and that any vacant slots are fully utilised and acted upon, including informing the Booking Office, to maximise capacity.
Regularly informing the
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