# Children\`s Therapies Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-therapies-medical-secretary/8cb95086-1135-41ba-81c7-b4cd591a54ab - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-therapies-medical-secretary/8cb95086-1135-41ba-81c7-b4cd591a54ab.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal United Hospitals Trust Bath - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Between Monday and Friday between 8.30 and 4.30) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-30T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T06:20:33.465Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administrative_Clerical/Administrative_Clerical-v8159255 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8159255?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Children's Therapies Administrator Are you an organised and proactive administrator who enjoys working as part of a supportive team? We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly Children's Therapies Team based at the Children's Centre at the Royal United Hospitals Bath. In this varied and rewarding office-based role, you will provide essential administrative support to our dedicated team of Children's Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, helping to ensure children and families receive the highest standard of care. Working alongside an experienced colleague, you will play a key role in the smooth running of the service. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include managing telephone calls and email enquiries from parents and carers, as well as liaising with professionals across health, education and social care services. Strong communication, organisational and multitasking skills are essential, as you will be supporting a busy and dynamic team. We are looking for someone who is confident, approachable and able to work efficiently while maintaining excellent attention to detail. Previous administrative experience within a healthcare setting and familiarity with electronic patient record systems would be advantageous, although not essential. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a welcoming team and make a real difference behind the scenes in supporting the delivery of children's therapy services. ### Main duties of the job To provide a comprehensive administrative service and support the operational activity for the Children\`s Therapies team. What we're looking for: - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Strong organisational and administrative abilities - A positive, team-focused approach - Confidence in managing a range of enquiries from families and professionals - Experience in a healthcare setting and knowledge of electronic patient record systems would be beneficial If you are looking for a rewarding administrative role where your contribution will have a direct impact on children, families and clinical teams, we'd love to hear from you. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see job description attached for full details of the job requirements and personal specification ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Specific Skills **Essential** - Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications - Excellent touch-typing skills - Produce work of a high standard with attention to detail - Be flexible to changing situations ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Demonstrable experience and knowledge of office and administrative processes - Ability to learn hospital database systems - Able to learn medical terminology and use this effectively as an integral part of the role. **Desirable** - Experience within the NHS or similar health care setting - Knowledge of medical terminology ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Excellent communication both written and verbal - Post-GCSE qualification e.g. A level, Advanced apprenticeship, NVQ 3 or equivalent experience **Desirable** - A levels/further education - Typing qualification or experience ### Physical Skills & Emotional Effort **Essential** - Physical dexterity required for touch-typing keyboard skills Physical effort required for moving around the department to ward area. Reasonable adjustments will be made for staff with a disability. - Ability to cope effectively within a pressured environment to meet deadlines ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [job description (pdf, 478.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10549833) ## 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.