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Job summary
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated full-time band 4 medical secretary to join our friendly secretarial team within the Diabetes Department based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who relishes a challenge and is keen to use their own initiative. The successful candidates will be required to be a key member of the Secretarial Team, always providing a professional and high quality secretarial and administrative service.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with a minimum of 2 years' medical secretarial experience, excellent touch-typing and audio typing skills, a good knowledge of medical terminology, good working knowledge of the RTT pathway, experience with managing waiting lists, and someone who is a team player but has the initiative to complete their individual tasks in a timely manner. We would like the successful candidate to be proactive, approachable, and supportive to both patients and colleagues, to have a conscientious approach to their work, and the ability to demonstrate administrative experience and be able to meet the main duties of the role as identified in the job description.
You must possess excellent organizational skills and be experienced in dealing with confidential information.
We are a supportive, friendly team who look forward to welcoming the successful candidate into our team.
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: 02 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 4
- Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 304-1101242
- 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
Desirable
- *AMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology
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
Desirable
- *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations
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This advert is for Band 4 Medical Secretary - Diabetes with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Jul 2026.
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