Medical Secretary - Urology
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Medical Secretary within the Urology Department at Sandwell Health Campus. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to consultants and clinical teams, managing patient pathways and contributing to effective patient flow and waiting list management. It requires strong communication skills, robust IT knowledge, and the ability to work with multiple systems to ensure high-quality, coordinated patient care.
Key responsibilities
- Manage administrative processes for patient pathways.
- Provide secretarial and administrative support to Consultants and clinical teams.
- Liaise with patients, carers, GPs, and other service users.
- Book appointments for cancer pathway patients within National Targets.
- Raise capacity issues with the Line Manager.
Essential criteria
- Substantial secretarial experience within the NHS
- Knowledge of waiting list / patient management systems
- Knowledge of PAS systems and other relevant databases
- GCSE English and Maths Grade C and above
- Excellent IT skills to include complex databases
- AMPSAR qualification or evidence of extensive knowledge of medical terminology
- RSA Typing Level 2 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Cancer Services knowledge and/or experience
- Experience of managing 18 week RTT pathways
- NVQ3 in a relevant subject to the role i.e. Business Administration or willingness to work towards
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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Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Medical Secretary - Urology
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our existing secretarial team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. This will be working within the Urology Department based at Sandwell Health Campus.
The role will require strong communication skills and a knowledge of Cancer Pathways and RTT is desirable.
Within our Trust, all full time secretaries provide full secretarial support to 2 consultants and their junior doctors, while working together as a team.
Main duties of the job
As the Medical Secretary, you will manage the administrative processes associated with patient pathways and contribute to the overall effectiveness of clinical teams (this including patient experience, patient flow and waiting list management).
You will provide secretarial and administrative support to Consultants and clinical teams to support in the delivery of high quality co-ordinated and integrated care. This will including liaison with patients, carers, GP's and other service users.
You will book appointments for patients on cancer pathway within National Targets and will be responsible for raising any capacity issues with the Line Manager.
Robust knowledge of IT systems is required as well as an ability to work
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