Medical Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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 involves providing comprehensive secretarial support to medical staff at the Darwin Centre, primarily for Consultant Psychiatrists and non-medical prescribers. The successful candidate will handle routine information, correspondence, and administrative tasks, ensuring seamless service for internal and external customers. It requires flexibility, initiative, and the ability to prioritize work while maintaining high standards.
Key responsibilities
- Responding to appropriate requests for information.
- Using the Big Hand system and auditory typing skills.
- Acting on correspondence, responding to or referring to the appropriate person.
- Providing routine advice on areas of knowledge/expertise to patients, carers, etc.
- Preparing and completing routine documents, including letters, reports, and forms.
- Organising and preparing for clinics, including checking lists and updating medical caseload statistics.
Essential criteria
- RSA 3 typing qualification or equivalent
- AMSPAR or equivalent
- IT Qualification
- Substantial experience of a range of relevant procedures and software programmes and the ability to provide examples of own application of these.
- Excellent knowledge of a range of secretarial work procedures and software programmes
- Advanced Keyboard skills
- Good Organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Good interpersonal skills
- Strong team worker
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 audio typing qualification
- Knowledge of NHS processes and procedures
- Excellent knowledge of administration and clerical procedures
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
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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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Medical Secretary
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
Band 4 Medical Secretary - Darwin Centre:
We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual to work at he Darwin Centre.
We are looking for someone who is flexible and conscientious and have the ability to work on your own initiative, prioritising your work and meeting deadlines whilst maintaining high standards.
In return we can offer you:
- A supportive & friendly working environment
- Active encouragement to learn and develop within your role
- Dedicated career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development
- Commitment to, and support for your wellbeing
Main duties of the job
This role is to support the medical staff across the Darwin Centre in order to provide seamless customer service to both internal and external customers. The role will work flexibly across the Portfolio, while holding a primary assignment.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves on ensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to th
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