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South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation TrustMedical Secretariat Team 1, Lakin Road, Warwick, CV34 5BW, United Kingdom£25,760 - £27,476Closes 06/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 3
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Hours / week
37.5
Posted
21/08/2026
Closes
06/09/2026

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Role summary

This role involves providing secretarial support to consultants, junior medical staff, and nursing staff within the Medical Secretarial Team at Warwick Hospital. Key duties include audio typing, managing patient pathways for elective and emergency cases, and supporting a specialty-specific single point of access for patients. The position is a 6-month fixed-term contract, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with a mix of home and office-based work.

Essential criteria

  • Able to demonstrate good basic education
  • English language pass GCSE
  • RSA III or equivalent speed and accuracy

Desirable criteria

  • European Computer Driving License
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Working knowledge of PAS
  • Articulate - excellent communications skills
  • Friendly and professional telephone manner to support the above
  • Good audio/copy typing skills
  • Able to prioritise tasks
  • Demonstrates potential to be able to work under pressure
  • Demonstrate understanding of patient confidentiality
  • Experience of Excel and Powerpoint
  • Able to respond effectively to working alone or in a team
  • Conscientious and hard working
  • Ability to deal with distressing situations patients/relatives
  • Ability to use initiative
  • Honest and reliable
  • To be able to adapt to change
  • Flexible
  • Able to demonstrate good basic education
  • English language pass GCSE
  • RSA III or equivalent speed and accuracy
  • European Computer Driving License
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Working knowledge of PAS
  • Articulate - excellent communications skills
  • Friendly and professional telephone manner to support the above
  • Good audio/copy typing skills
  • Able to prioritise tasks
  • Demonstrates potential to be able to work under pressure
  • Demonstrate understanding of patient confidentiality
  • Experience of Excel and Powerpoint
  • Able to respond effectively to working alone or in a team
  • Conscientious and hard working
  • Ability to deal with distressing situations patients/relatives
  • Ability to use initiative
  • Honest and reliable
  • To be able to adapt to change
  • Flexible

Useful to know

Band 3 pay context

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.

Application window

Posted 12d ago · Closes in 5d

Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.

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Job summary

We are looking for highly motivated, committed and passionate individuals to join our Medical Secretarial Team at Warwick Hospital on a 6 month fixed term contract.

The position is based at Warwick Hospital working Monday - Friday (37.5 hours per week) 5 day week, and will involve a mixture of home and office-based work.

Would you like job where you can expect:

Every day to be different.

Work with a variety of professionals.

Have an opportunity to contribute to a patient's journey.

Something that is really rewarding that gives you good job satisfaction.

Make some great friends and be part of a lovely community.

Help to implement/change processes to improve the healthcare experience.

Flexible approach to working.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of a team providing secretarial support for the consultants, junior medical staff and nursing staff within the team with particular responsibility for audio typing/voice recognition as delegated by the Secretarial Team Leader.

To support the management of the elective and/or emergency pathways to include Cancer, Referral to Treatment Targets (RTT) and E-referrals.

To support the delivery of a specialty specific single point of access for patients. To work collaboratively with other members of the administrative team within the Medical Secretariat.

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