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Band 3 Support Medical Secretary

On-site in Birmingham·Part-time·Added today (last checked 10 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

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 an administrative environment
  • *Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience
  • *Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook)
  • *Experience of using IT systems
  • *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations

Nice to have

  • *Experience of working in a busy environment
  • *Experience of working in Healthcare
  • *Experience of using NHS IT Systems

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

The role

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic Support Medical Secretary to provide administrative support to our Lower GI Surgery Team. We are an extremely busy Deparment and provide treatment for patients with both malignant and benign conditions. We are looking to recruit a focussed and passionate candidate to our friendly Team, to assist in delivering excellent patient care and meeting Trust targets, whilst ensuring that data is accurate and up to date.

You will need to possess good time management and prioritisation skills, in order to meet Trust targets and tight deadlines. You will also need to possess excellent typing, administrative, IT and communication skills. Attention to detail is also essential.

To arrange a visit or informal chat, please contact Vicky Jones on 0121 371 6489 or email victoria.jones3@uhb.nhs.uk

What you'll do

The main duties of the role are:

Assisting the Band 4 Medical Secretaries.

Audio typing of Clinical and Administrative Letters.

Distribution of Clinical letters.

Requesting of Outpatient Clinic Rooms.

Submitting IT requests for Clinics to be set up.

Booking Outpatient appointments.

Communicating with members of staff at all levels via email and telephone.

Covering telephones for the Band 4 Medical Secretaries.

Uploading/scanning of correspondence to Clinical Portal.

The post holder will be working as part of a Team and may be asked to assist with other duties in times of need.

We are looking for a candidate that is friendly and a Team player. They will be able to work well under pressure, to meet Trust targets and tight deadlines. They will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as excellent IT skills, and will be focussed on delivering excellent patient care.

Job responsibilities

*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

United Kingdom

Employer's website

Date posted

10 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1104146

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

About University Hospitals Birmingham

Industry
Health and social care

In their own words

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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