Acute Paediatrics - Medical Secretary


Location
Wrexham, Wales
Salary
£26813.00 to £27890.00
Profession
Medical secretary
Deadline
01 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
16 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

15 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Knowledge of a range of administrative processes

  • Skills

    Experience of working in a busy office environment

  • Skills

    Competently communicates professionally and effectively with all levels of staff both verbally and in writing

  • Skills

    Proficient in use of Microsoft office applications

  • Skills

    Experienced in planning organising and prioritise own workload

  • Skills

    Flexible and adaptable to changing service demands

  • Skills

    Excellent organisational skills

  • Knowledge

    Ability to deal with sensitive information

  • Qualifications

    RSA level 2 or equivalent demonstrable experience

  • Qualifications

    NVQ Business Administration L3 or equivalent experience

  • Qualifications

    IT related qualification CLAIT plus /ECDL or equivalent

  • Personal Qualities

    Team player

  • Personal Qualities

    Approachable /Friendly Confident manner

  • Personal Qualities

    Reliable

  • Personal Qualities

    Empathetic

Desirable

5 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Skills

    Experience of working in the NHS

  • Skills

    Minute-taking skills

  • Knowledge

    Medical terminology

  • Qualifications

    AMSPAR – City & Guilds L3

  • Qualifications

    NVQ Customer Service L3

Job overview

An accurate, confidential and supportive administration service for patients, clinical teams, carers and internal and external agencies (e.g. Local Authority, Third Sector, CAIS) in order to: Provide a safe and efficient patient pathway and provide information and appropriate support to families and carers.

The post holder will support the delivery of a comprehensive high quality medical secretarial administrative service.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced secretary for the Acute Paediatrics Department. This is a full time, permanent post, which covers a range of administrative tasks to maintain a prompt and accurate secretarial service.

You must have the ability to produce efficient and accurate typing and will therefore have previous secretarial experience. You will have excellent keyboard and audio typing skills and be proficient in the use of Microsoft packages, including Word, Excel and Outlook.

The ability to prioritise your work and be highly organised is paramount to this post, as is excellent interpersonal communication skills, which includes a friendly telephone manner, whilst also providing a professional, sensitive manner and maintaining confidentiality at all times.

If you think you have the above skills and abilities to offer, we very much look forward to hearing from you.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable

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This advert is for Acute Paediatrics - Medical Secretary with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in Wrexham, Wales. It is listed as a Medical secretary role. The advertised salary is £26813.00 to £27890.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Oct 2026.

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