PA/Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22.5
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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 PA/Medical Secretary within the Oncology Department, providing full secretarial and administrative support to the Head and Neck team. Responsibilities include managing correspondence, scheduling meetings, and ensuring timely completion of duties. The position requires experience in audio/copy typing and medical terminology, ideally within a healthcare setting. There are two part-time positions available, one at 30 hours and one at 22.5 hours per week, with hybrid working options.
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE's grade C or above including Maths and English or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further development
- Previous secretarial experience in a similar environment
- Experience of working in a health care setting for a minimum of two years.
- Experience of working as part of a team and in isolation.
- Experience in managing priorities under pressure, to meet service needs and strict deadlines.
- Previous secretarial experience in Oncology
- Audio typing
- Copy typing
- Sound knowledge of medical terminology
- RSA stage II
- Word-processing
- Willing to attend training courses appropriate to role
- Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
- RSA stage III
- AMSPAR Diploma (or equivalent)
- Excellent communication skills
- Typing - ability to produce accurate, well presented work
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organisational abilities to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliability
- Flexibility to work within the team where necessary
- Values
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours.
- Other
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work on own and to use initiative
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible and pro-active approach
- Self-motivated and Enthusiastic
- 5 GCSE's grade C or above including Maths and English or equivalent.
- Evidence of further development
- Previous secretarial experience in a similar environment
- Experience of working in a health care setting for a minimum of two years.
- Experience of working as part of a team and in isolation.
- Experience in managing priorities under pressure, to meet service needs and strict deadlines.
- Previous secretarial experience in Oncology
- Audio typing
- Copy typing
- Sound knowledge of medical terminology
- RSA stage II
- Word-processing
- Willing to attend training courses appropriate to role
- Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
- RSA stage III
- AMSPAR Diploma (or equivalent)
- Excellent communication skills
- Typing - ability to produce accurate, well presented work
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Organisational abilities to work to tight deadlines
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure
- Reliability
- Flexibility to work within the team where necessary
- Values
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours.
- Other
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work on own and to use initiative
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Flexible and pro-active approach
- Self-motivated and Enthusiastic
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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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated individual to join us as a PA/Medical Secretary in the Oncology Department within Networked Services Division.
There will be 2 part time jobs available x1@ 30hrs and x1 @ 22.5hrs per week Monday to Friday, with the option of hybrid working. The Trust are committed to supporting flexible working agreements.
You will be responsible for covering the provisions of full secretarial and administrative support within the Head and Neck team, ensuring a high standard of PA / secretarial duties is maintained and deadlines and audio typing targets are met.
You will be enthusiastic, flexible, willing to learn, eager to play an effective part in a busy team environment, work to a high standard and be able to use your own initiative.
You will have experience of audio typing and copy typing and ideally have worked within a healthcare environment with Medical Secretarial experience and a good knowledge of medical terminology. Knowledge of cancer pathways/targets would be beneficial.
When applying for this position, please refer to the person specification and demonstrate within your application form how you meet the criteria, providing examples where possible.
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