P.A /Medical Secretary to Inpatient Consultants and Therapies Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Band 4 Medical Secretary/Personal Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative and PA support to Consultant Psychiatrists and Therapies teams at Alderney Hospital. You will be a key part of the Business Administration Team, supporting high-quality mental health services. The position involves working closely with medical teams and colleagues to ensure smooth service delivery. Excellent communication, organisational, and secretarial skills are essential for managing priorities and maintaining confidentiality in a busy healthcare environment.
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education: Maths and English GCSE's
- RSA Standard 3 Typewriting
- RSA Standard 3 Word processing or equivalent
- Good communication skills (written, verbal and telephone manner)
Desirable criteria
- Medical Secretarial Certificate
- Job Specific Experience
- Min 2 year experience or work in a similar role
- Proficient use of the Patient Administration System
- Able to take formal minutes
- Previous NHS experience
- Microsoft Office (Word processing, File management, Excel etc.)
- Personal Qualities/ Attributes
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to demonstrate professionalism and calmness under pressure.
- Able to deal effectively and courteously with people from all walks of life in a confident and professional manner
- Work to tight deadlines
- Work in a changing environment
- Demonstrate the reasons for confidentiality and act with discretion
- Able to develop and maintain good working relationships
- Additional Requirements
- Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.
- Knowledge, Skills and Training
- Good standard of general education: Maths and English GCSE's
- RSA Standard 3 Typewriting
- RSA Standard 3 Word processing or equivalent
- Good communication skills (written, verbal and telephone manner)
- Medical Secretarial Certificate
- Job Specific Experience
- Min 2 year experience or work in a similar role
- Proficient use of the Patient Administration System
- Able to take formal minutes
- Previous NHS experience
- Microsoft Office (Word processing, File management, Excel etc.)
- Personal Qualities/ Attributes
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to demonstrate professionalism and calmness under pressure.
- Able to deal effectively and courteously with people from all walks of life in a confident and professional manner
- Work to tight deadlines
- Work in a changing environment
- Demonstrate the reasons for confidentiality and act with discretion
- Able to develop and maintain good working relationships
- Additional Requirements
- Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business.
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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Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
P.A /Medical Secretary to Inpatient Consultants and Therapies Lead
The closing date is 06 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced, professional, and highly organised Band 4 Medical Secretary/Personal Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative and PA support to our Consultant Psychiatrists and Therapies teams across Herm Ward and St Brelades Ward at Alderney Hospital in Poole.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Business Administration Team, playing a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality mental health services. You will work closely with the Consultant Psychiatrists, multidisciplinary teams and colleagues across the organisation, helping to ensure the smooth and effective running of services.
As part of a supportive and collaborative team, you will be guided by the Business Support Manager, who provides leadership and oversight for the role, alongside the wider team of Business Coordinators and Business Assistant. You will be joining a friendly and experienced administration team that values professionalism, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
We are seeking a candidate with excellent communication, organisational, and secretarial skills, together with the ability to manage competing priorities, maintain confidentiality, and provide a high standard of suppor
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