Medical Secretary - Specialty Medicine
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Job share
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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 is for a Band 4 Medical Secretary within the Specialty Medicine Collaborative, specifically in the stroke department at Cumberland Infirmary. You will be the first point of contact for patients, providing high-standard administrative support to the clinical team. The position requires a professional, patient-focused individual with excellent communication skills to manage a busy workload efficiently. It is a fixed-term contract for 12 months, working 22.5 hours per week.
Essential criteria
- oGCSE English language (minimum grade C) or equivalent.
- oRSA 3 typewriting / word processing, or NVQ3 business administration, or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- oMedical secretarial diploma or equivalent.
- oMedical secretarial duties.
- oMedical audio typing.
- oMedical word processing.
- oOperating word processing and computer packages.
- oComputer literate.
- oMedical terminology.
- oMicrosoft Office.
- oPAS.
- oUnderstanding of the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, access to health records and defensible documentation, health and safety legislation, and their application in the workplace.
- oEquality issues.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- oEffective communication and interpersonal skills.
- oAble to analyse complex facts or situations.
- oAble to use initiative appropriately within team environment.
- oAble to work without supervision.
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
- Personal circumstances
- oEnthusiasm.
- oGCSE English language (minimum grade C) or equivalent.
- oRSA 3 typewriting / word processing, or NVQ3 business administration, or equivalent.
- oMedical secretarial diploma or equivalent.
- oMedical secretarial duties.
- oMedical audio typing.
- oMedical word processing.
- oOperating word processing and computer packages.
- oComputer literate.
- oMedical terminology.
- oMicrosoft Office.
- oPAS.
- oUnderstanding of the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, access to health records and defensible documentation, health and safety legislation, and their application in the workplace.
- oEquality issues.
- Skills and Aptitudes
- oEffective communication and interpersonal skills.
- oAble to analyse complex facts or situations.
- oAble to use initiative appropriately within team environment.
- oAble to work without supervision.
- oAbility to organise and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
- Personal circumstances
- oEnthusiasm.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Secretary - Specialty Medicine
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Band 4 (22.5 hours Monday-Wednesday) Medical Secretary in Speciality Medicine
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medicine administration team, the service aims to provide a high quality, locally delivered, patient focussed service.
This role will be crucial to the efficient day to day delivery of the service.
We are looking for a competent and professional Medical Secretary to be based at the Cumberland Infirmary working in the Specialty Medicine Collaborative within the stroke department.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will often be the first point of contact for our patients therefore a professional, patient focused approach is key at all times. You will provide a high standard of administration support to the clinical team, liaising with other departments, patients, NHS Trusts and external agencies.
You should be educated to GCSE (minimum C Grade) standard, be trained to RSA level 3 standard and/or an NVQ level 3 in Administration and/or have the equivalent experience, preferably having a medical administration background.
We are looking for someone with a pleasant, adaptable disposition who can remain calm under pressure and deal with a busy workload efficiently and effectively
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