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Medical Secretary/Higher Medical Secretary in Middlesbrough

On-site in Middlesbrough·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 11 Nov)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary
£25,760 - £31,157 a year

About £1,840 - £2,160 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Middlesbrough
Contract
Full-time
Closing date
Apply by Wednesday 25 November

Skills

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Middlesbrough.

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent level of demonstrable experience
  • NVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification or equivalent level of demonstrable experience PLUS? Medical Terminology Qualification Level 2 or equivalent level or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust's Medical Secretarial Development Framework
  • Customer care qualification, Level 2 or short courses or equivalent demonstrable working experience in accordance with the Trust's Medical Secretarial Development Framework
  • Substantial secretarial and administrative experience
  • Extensive use of Office and Outlook, including word, excel and PowerPoint, e-mail and internet
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills
  • Understanding of secretarial/clerical processes
  • Efficient and accurate word processing skills
  • Efficient and accurate proof-reading skills
  • Awareness of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality
  • GCSE in Maths and English or Functional Skills (level 2) or equivalent level of demonstrable experience (using the 'knowledge and skills' criteria above)
  • NVQ3 level Secretarial or Business Administrative qualification, or equivalent level of demonstrable experience (using the 'knowledge and skills' criteria above)
  • Secretarial and administrative experience
  • Working knowledge of Office and Outlook, including word, excel and powerpoint, e-mail and internet

Nice to have

  • Trust experience; knowledge of STHFT policies and procedures
  • Audio-typing qualification
  • Attendance at foundation improvement training and the new and aspiring leaders' program within first year of role
  • Healthcare / STHFT, or any NHS Trust secretarial experience
  • Previous experience working within a team

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£25,760 to £31,157 a year per annum

The role

We are looking for an experienced secretary to join the clinical administration and clerical teams at The James Cook University Hospital. The post is available within Paeds and Neonates This offers excellent opportunities for enthusiastic and conscientious people to provide a comprehensive medical secretarial service to consultants, junior medical and specialist nursing staff in an efficient and timely manner, assisting in the organisation of their workload and contributing to the overall success of the service.

What you'll do

You will have previous medical secretarial and administrative experience, preferably in a health care setting. It is essential that you have strong IT skills, a good level of general education, an extensive knowledge of Office and Outlook (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email and internet) along with advanced typing/word processing qualifications/skills.

You will have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. It's important that you are flexible, able to act on your own initiative and work both independently and as part of a team. You must be able to work under pressure to tight deadlines and prioritise workloads as well as being positive and enthusiastic.

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent planning, prioritisation and organisational skills
  • Substantial working knowledge of secretarial/clerical processes
  • Efficient and accurate word processing skills
  • Efficient and accurate proof-reading skills
  • Substantial working knowledge of functionality of Patient Administration Systems
  • Understanding of a range of work procedures associated with outpatient clinic arrangements, secretarial office procedures and case note procedures
  • Knowledge of General Data Protection Regulations and patient confidentiality

How you'll work

Fixed term

6 months

Full-time

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Date posted

11 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

About South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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About the company & team

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

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