# Band 3 Medical Secretary - Cardiology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-3-medical-secretary-cardiology/f39c85e0-65a9-4036-a6fe-ba382d0d3222 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-3-medical-secretary-cardiology/f39c85e0-65a9-4036-a6fe-ba382d0d3222.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 to £27,476 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-10T08:23:12.080Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-0961?employerCode=C0020 - **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/15298?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has become available for a part-time post (20 hours/week) in the Cardiology Department at Queen Elizabeth Hospital UHB. 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. The successful candidate will have a good standard of English and be proficient in MS Office as well as other software applications. For informal enquiries and/or visits, please contact Alisha Fernandes, Cardiology Office Manager on 0121 371 7624 or via email on alisha.fernandes@uhb.nhs.uk. ### Main duties of the job *Provide excellent telephone skills. Accurately record telephone messages and other enquiries and refer as appropriate *To provide a point of contact for patients/relatives/carers, GPs and other health care *Be sympathetic and sensitive to the requirements of staff, service users when communicating by telephone or face to face, including dealing with a difficult situation, e.g. aggressive or demanding behaviour *Attend admin team / departmental meetings on a regular basis. Contribute to building effective teamwork in exchanging views, ideas and communicating effectively *To maintain the Consultant's diaries as required *Ensure that clinic letters and discharge summaries are sent out in accordance with the locally agreed time limits *Work collaboratively as part of an integrated team *Organise own day-to-day work tasks showing an ability to prioritise in order to achieve set timescales *Accurately input data using a variety of Trust IT systems in a timely way Strictly adhere to Caldicott and the Data Protection Act *Provide reciprocal cover for secretarial team during annual leave and sickness absence. ### About us 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. ### Details - Date posted: 10 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 3 - Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working - Reference number: 304-1101258 - Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - *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 **Desirable** - *Experience of working in a busy environment - *Experience of working in Healthcare ### Qualifications **Essential** - *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 ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - *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 **Desirable** - *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations ## Documents - [Band 3 Secretary JD PS .pdf (PDF, 471 KB)](document:2986494) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.