Medical Secretary - Renal Medicine

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly organised Medical Secretary to join the Renal Access Team within Renal Medicine at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

The Renal Access Team is a specialist service responsible for coordinating vascular access care for patients undergoing haemodialysis. Working closely with Consultant Nephrologists, Vascular Surgeons, Interventional Radiologists and Clinical Nurse Specialists, the team supports the assessment, monitoring and management of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs), arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) and central venous catheters (CVCs).

The successful candidate will play an important role in supporting communication between the Renal Access Team and partner specialties, helping to ensure patients receive timely, high-quality care. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual with strong organisational and communication skills to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team within Renal Medicine.

The post holder will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support, ensuring the efficient coordination of clinics, procedures and patient pathways. Key duties include transcription of clinical correspondence, management of clinic appointments, waiting lists and admissions, coordination of procedures and investigations, tracking results and supporting effective clinic utilisation.

The post holder will provide high-quality secretarial and administrative support to the Renal Access Team, ensuring the effective coordination of patient pathways and smooth running of the service.

Key duties include providing dedicated support to the Renal Access Clinical Nurse Specialists and multidisciplinary team; producing and distributing clinical correspondence; managing clinic appointments, utilisation and patient scheduling; coordinating waiting lists, admissions and TCI arrangements; arranging procedures and investigations; tracking results; and supporting the management of Patient Booking Waiting Lists (PBWLs).

The post holder will act as a key point of contact for patients, relatives and healthcare professionals, responding to enquiries in a professional and timely manner. They will liaise closely with Consultant Nephrologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Vascular Surgery, Interventional Radiology and other teams to support seamless patient care.

Additional responsibilities include maintaining accurate patient records, supporting clinic preparation and outcome processing, identifying and escalating pathway delays or administrative concerns, and undertaking general administrative duties such as telephone management, email correspondence, filing, data entry and report preparation.

Main Duties Continued: The successful candidate will work independently, prioritise a busy workload and build effective working relationships to support the delivery of a safe, efficient and patient-centred vascular access service.

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

04 November 2026

Agenda for change

Band 3

Fixed term

12 months

Part-time, Flexible working

304-9018504-2

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands