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Band 4 Medical Secretary - Supervisor

On-site in Birmingham·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 27 Oct)

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 a year

About £2,000 - £2,160 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Birmingham
Contract
Full-time

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

  • *Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4
  • *Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clerical environment
  • *AMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology
  • *Working knowledge of medical terminology
  • *Experience of working as a Medical Secretary
  • *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
  • *Experience of working in Healthcare
  • *Good Organisational skills
  • *Able to use own initiative and deal with the unpredictable
  • *Able to work under pressure and to multi-task
  • *Able to work to deadlines
  • *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
  • *Team Player
  • *Conscientious
  • *Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment
  • *Ability to travel to multiple sites

Nice to have

  • *Experience of working in a busy environment
  • *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations

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.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£28,392 to £31,157 a year

The role

This is a full time fixed term contract for 12 months to cover Maternity Leave within the Respiratory Medicine Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who relishes a challenge and is keen to use existing organisational skills and their own initiative to provide comprehensive secretarial support to a very busy respiratory department. The post holder will be required to work to a high standard of accuracy, have excellent organisational and communication skills and be able to demonstrate prioritisation in planning their own workload in a way that supports the team effectively.

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

What you'll do

The post holder will provide a comprehensive and efficient secretarial service to the Respiratory Consultant(s) and their medical team. By personally assisting with the administrative workload, the Medical Secretary -- Supervisor will enable the Consultant(s) to optimise clinical commitment. It is essential that the post holder exercises initiative and judgement using acquired skills and knowledge, maintaining confidentiality at all times.

The post holder will provide an empathic and sensitive point of contact for patients/relatives and carers, GP's and other health care professionals. Have a good understanding of the patient pathway and provide information in a professional manner. Managing clinical bookings in a timely manner utilising a variety of systems to ensure patient care is not delayed and in order to achieve Trust standards and targets.

The post holder should have very good knowledge and use of various Microsoft Office Software programmes including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel. Previous experience of NHS systems would be extremely beneficial.

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

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

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

Date posted

20 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1104197

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

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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