Job overview
Due to increased activity we have a number of exciting roles available within bank. Does flexibility in your work hours appeal to you? Are you available to work a minimum of 6 weeks over a 6 month period (on average)?
We are seeking candidates to provide secretarial support within various departments across the Trust.
The main duties of the role include; secretarial and administrative support within various Trust wide departments, to receive confidential and sensitive information, engaging with patients, relatives, staff or external stakeholders and to support the department in a variety of administration tasks.
Main duties of the job
Dependent upon your skills and experience, you could be asked to work anywhere within the Trust. No two assignments will be the same, and can vary from working from one day in a department up to covering a placement of several weeks.
Duties will include:
- To provide full secretarial and administrative support to the on a temporary basis to cover the ongoing operational work within the assigned Division / Department.
- To work flexibly and sensitively with other disciplines both on and off the QVH site.
- To provide and receive confidential and sensitive information written, aural or verbal, to be exchanged with patients/clients, relatives, staff or external parties.
- To support the review and manage the patient pathway to ensure all RTT targets are met, escalating concerns when they arise.
- To communicate sensitively and appropriately with patients suffering from serious illness.
Important information about your application form An application form is the first time we will get to know what experience you have had, what you want to do and what you can bring to QVH.
As the first part of the shortlisting process we will be evaluating the quality and content of your personal statement, giving examples and evidence where possible against the essential criteria in the attached Job Description.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide full secretarial and administrative support to the on a temporary basis to cover the ongoing operational work within the assigned Division / Department.
To work flexibly and sensitively with other disciplines both on and off the QVH site.
To provide and receive confidential and sensitive information written, aural or verbal, to be exchanged with patients/clients, relatives, staff or external parties.
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This advert is for BANK Medical Secretary with Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £14.52 - £15.93 per hour. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 09 Jun 2026.
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