# Cardiology Support Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cardiology-support-medical-secretary/afa67a84-8724-45ac-99b8-583906bfdce8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cardiology-support-medical-secretary/afa67a84-8724-45ac-99b8-583906bfdce8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Derby - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T23:01:25.117Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/University_Hospitals_Derby_Burton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cardiology/Cardiology-v8086453 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8086453?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an enthusiastic individual looking for a development opportunity or career change.  Do you have demonstrable transferable administration or knowledge and skills?  Get in touch and meet the team! We are looking for a team player who we can develop into a Support Medical Secretary role within our Cardiology Medical Secretary team to develop to help support teams of clinicians and provide an efficient Medical Administration service. You will be required to work flexibly with or alongside other medical secretarial staff, consultants and their teams. ### Main duties of the job You will be responsible for the following: - Typing and despatch of clinical correspondence relating to NHS medical patients within the quality standards and time limits as specified. - Effective liaison with the relevant wards and departments within the hospital and with patients and other health care providers associated with the Consultant, his/her team to ensure a prompt and effective communication system. - Assist in the upkeep of the departmental clinical admin information and general filing correspondence. - Training will be given to ensure your understanding of the 18-week RTT process and a knowledge of the Trust Patient Access Policy and an agreement to adhered to these policies according to - National Trust Guidelines, Waiting list management and 18 weeks guideline. - Responsible for the regular case note maintenance and accurate filing. - Books and arranges meetings when required. - To provide support and cover to other areas to the Business Unit/Division and to undertake other duties as requested. - Answer the telephone and take messages and deal with queries as required. Closing date of applications: 6 August 2026 (or as soon as sufficient applications received) Interview date: 20 August2026 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities lease see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). ## Person Specification ### Communication **Essential** - Evidence of good written communication skills **Desirable** - Evidence a time you communicated routine information with members of the team, patients and carers ### Knowledge, training & experien **Essential** - GCSE English Language – Grade C or above or equivalent. - NVQ level II Business and Administration or equivalent knowledge and skills or equivalent - Typing/Keyboard/IT qualification or equivalent experience - Knowledge and understanding of a range of administrative procedures - Ability to work independently and as part of a team ### Analytical and judgemental skills **Essential** - Ability to prioritise own workload effectively **Desirable** - Ability to exercise judgment when dealing with enquiries/problems ### Planning and organisational skills **Essential** - The ability to plan, organise and prioritise own workload and work to specified deadlines - Flexible approach to workload **Desirable** - Plan own letters for typing using the IT Digital Systems ## Documents - [jd band 2 (pdf, 958.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10379319) - [positive action statement (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1946) ## 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.