1713 - Assistant Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
The Cardiology service is recruiting an Assistant Medical Secretary to provide comprehensive secretarial support. This role requires a self-motivated, professional, and friendly individual with relevant office experience. The successful candidate will manage multiple priorities, work accurately under pressure, and contribute to excellent patient care. It is a 37.5-hour per week, fixed-term position for 6 months to cover maternity leave.
Key responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Cardiology Department.
- Support the Team Leader in managing Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathways.
- Receive and manage telephone calls, responding to enquiries professionally.
- Maintain and update patient information using the Trust's clinical recording system.
- Produce letters, reports, and other correspondence using Microsoft Office applications.
- Process referral information and liaise with consultants, nurses, patients, and other healthcare professionals.
Essential criteria
- Ability to empathise
- Ability to liaise and discuss with people on all levels
- Ability to priorities own workload
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Significant NHS experience at Band 2
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
- RSA Stage 111 Typing or equivalent
- Audio Typing Stage 11 or equivalent
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Knowledge of Medical Terminology
- Please describe in around 100 words: What does compassion mean to you?
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe how you live the values at the current organisation that you work for.
- Please describe in around 100 words: What motivates you to do a good job?
- Please describe in around 100 words: How do you ensure you contribute to a well functioning team?
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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Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
1713 - Assistant Medical Secretary
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Cardiology service is currently recruiting a assistant medical secretary to provide secretarial support to the Cardiology department.
We are looking for a secretary who has relevant experience of working with an office environment, who is self motivated, professional, friendly and positive attitude, able to work accurately under pressure to deadlines and is flexible in their approach. They must be able to use their own initiative and priorities their workload. Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Committed to providing high-quality administrative support that contributes to excellent patient care.
The role is 37.5hrs per week, Monday to Friday. Fixed term for 6months to cover maternity leave ending in March 2027.
Any further questions please contact [contact details removed], operational support manager, at [email removed]
Please be aware that you must meet the essential qualification requirements of the role (as described in the person specification) in order to be considered for interview.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Cardiology Department, ensuring the efficient day-to-day running of the service.
Support the Team Leader in managing Re
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