# Medical PA > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-pa/05ae5793-874b-4743-ab1c-51fa9f691b84 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-pa/05ae5793-874b-4743-ab1c-51fa9f691b84.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physician associate - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-25T12:43:15.749Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Chelsea/The_Royal_Marsden_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8109430 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8109430?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Head and Neck department are seeking an experienced medical PA to cover a fixed term position of 12 months within our unit. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive Medical  P.A. service to our Head and Consultants. This post is vital to the smooth running of the unit and you should possess excellent interpersonal, verbal communication and organisational skills. Experience of Medical PA duties and diary management is essential. Experience leading a team and working within a hospital is highly desirable. ### Main duties of the job The difference between the role of a Medical P.A. and that of a Medical Secretary is the level of responsibility. To undertake a Medical P.A. position, the post holder will need to either: - Be the only secretarial member of staff working for the consultant, and hence will be required to cover a wide range of duties incorporating diary management and the co-ordination of all clinical / administrative / academic work. Or: - Take the lead role in the organisation of a consultant’s clinical practice (including the line management of other secretarial staff) where the size of the consultant’s practice justifies more than one member of staff to support it. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification: - To act as the first point of contact for users of the service, and to proactively deal with telephone enquiries from patients, their Carers, GPs and colleagues in other hospitals in a professional manner. - To type and distribute clinical and general correspondence for both NHS and private    patients in line with Trust standards. - To process new patient referrals within Trust and nationally agreed time frames, enabling compliance with quality standards for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. - To open and action your own electronic and paper mail and that of the consultant team, at least once a day. - To input and maintain patient diagnoses and current clinical unit data on the Hospital Information System, and other patient-related information as required. - To keep a record of the movement of medical records passing through the secretarial office, and to maintain the notes (e.g. filing of correspondence and results) to enable continuity of care. ## Job Details The Head and Neck department are seeking an experienced medical PA to cover a fixed term position of 12 months within our unit. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive Medical P.A. service to our Head and Consultants. This post is vital to the smooth running of the unit and you should possess excellent interpersonal, verbal communication and organisational skills. Experience of Medical PA duties and diary management is essential. Experience leading a team and working within a hospital is highly desirable. ## Job Description The difference between the role of a Medical P.A. and that of a Medical Secretary is the level of responsibility. To undertake a Medical P.A. position, the post holder will need to either: Be the only secretarial member of staff working for the consultant, and hence will be required to cover a wide range of duties incorporating diary management and the co-ordination of all clinical / administrative / academic work. Or: Take the lead role in the organisation of a consultant’s clinical practice (including the line management of other secretarial staff) where the size of the consultant’s practice justifies more than one member of staff to support it. ## Responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification: To act as the first point of contact for users of the service, and to proactively deal with telephone enquiries from patients, their Carers, GPs and colleagues in other hospitals in a professional manner. To type and distribute clinical and general correspondence for both NHS and private patients in line with Trust standards. To process new patient referrals within Trust and nationally agreed time frames, enabling compliance with quality standards for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. To open and action your own electronic and paper mail and that of the consultant team, at least once a day. To input and maintain patient diagnoses and current clinical unit data on the Hospital Information System, and other patient-related information as required. To keep a record of the movement of medical records passing through the secretarial office, and to maintain the notes (e.g. filing of correspondence and results) to enable continuity of care. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial previous medical secretarial experience - Experience of diary management **Desirable** - Previous experience of training other secretarial staff - Previous experience of managing/ supervising staff ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Self-motivated to produce good quality work - Demonstrable evidence of personal and professional development ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Good general education, educated to GCSE level or equivalent - Competent at Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook ### Skills Abilities/knowledge **Essential** - Audio typing skills (60 wpm min.). - Understanding of medical terminology (especially oncology) - The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people - Willingness and demonstrable ability to work as part of a team. - Evidence of ability and initiative to prioritise a busy workload - Evidence of ability to work without close supervision - Evidence of ability to remain calm when under pressure and cope with unanticipated demands - Evidence of ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality - Evidence of commitment to delivering high quality customer service ## Documents - [job features form (pdf, 128.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406468) - [royal marsden trust values (pdf, 715.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2360) - [workplace wellbeing and rewards guide (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2580) - [282-c1622 job description and person specification (pdf, 553.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10406467) ## 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.