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Band 3 Medical Secretary - Cardiology

On-site in Birmingham·Part-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Our summary

Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 a year

About £1,840 - £1,940 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Birmingham
Contract
Part-time
Closing date
Apply by Wednesday 18 November

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • *Good General Education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4
  • *Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clerical environment
  • *Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience
  • *Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook)
  • *Experience of using IT systems
  • *Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
  • *Confident in dealing with people at all levels
  • *Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
  • *Mature open and flexible approach to work
  • *Demonstrates care and compassion
  • *Good inter-personal and communication skills.
  • *Good organisational skills
  • *Team Player
  • *Conscientious
  • *Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment
  • *Ability to travel to multiple sites

Nice to have

  • *AMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology
  • *Experience of working in a busy environment
  • *Experience of working in Healthcare
  • *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

The role

An exciting opportunity has become available for a 12 month fixed term post (25 hours/week) to work in the Cardiology Department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

This is for an individual who relishes a challenge and is keen to use their own initiative. The applicant must be able to work under pressure and have excellent problem-solving and time management skills to meet competing priorities.

The successful post holder should have a proactive and friendly attitude and be able to meet the main duties of the role as identified in the job description.

You will be required to work to a high standard of accuracy and be able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload in a way that supports the consultant and wider team. You must possess excellent organisational skills and be experienced in dealing with confidential information.

You will need to be resilient, flexible to changing daily priorities and remain calm under pressure. In return you will receive an excellent support network, training opportunities and a real chance to excel within a highly motivated team.

Previous secretarial & audio typing experience is preferred. The successful candidate will have a good standard of English and be confident about using MS Office as well as other software applications.

What you'll do

To provide secretarial support to consultants and their teams with particular responsibility for audio typing clinic letters, discharge summaries, general copy typing correspondence, minutes and reports. To provide administrative support to the department/Clinical Team.

The post holder will provide an empathic and sensitive point of contact for patients/relatives and carers.

How you'll work

Part-time, Flexible working

Main duties of the job

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

Date posted

09 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Reference number

304-1104485

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

United Kingdom

About University Hospitals Birmingham

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About the company & team

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

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