# Medical Secretary, Band 3 Oncology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary-band-3-oncology/02b70d83-9a23-454c-81f6-bb59bb9b269a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary-band-3-oncology/02b70d83-9a23-454c-81f6-bb59bb9b269a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Cheltenham - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 (pa, pro rata if part-time) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri office based) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T09:51:13.317Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Cheltenham/Gloucestershire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Secretary/Medical_Secretary-v8125851 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8125851?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full Time (37.5 hours) B3 Medical Secretary position to join our extremely busy yet friendly Oncology team based at Cheltenham General Hospital. This important role supports the Outpatient Services in Oncology for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ### Main duties of the job You will ideally have secretarial experience and be accustomed to working in a high pressured yet friendly environment. As a member of the secretarial team, you must possess an excellent work ethic with proven organisational and communication skills. You will be expected to take responsibility for the workload of a team of consultants and support the wider secretarial teams as required and under the supervision of the Supervisor Secretaries. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Use of voice recognition software to transcribe and proofread dictated letters - Typing correspondence to patients, GPs, medical staff and any other required addressee following clinical attendance or other patient contacts as directed by the secretary supervisor. - Typing detailed medical reports for legal use when necessary. - Take and transcribe minutes as appropriate. - Diary management, including making appointments, booking of meeting dates and venues, organising and distributing paperwork as required by the clinical team/supervisor. - Supporting consultant staff by assisting with the production/transcription of medical staffing paperwork, such as references etc. - Liaising with external organisations for the benefit and progress of patient care, such as Social Services, other hospitals, etc - Take ownership and responsibility for the workload of a team of Consultants, Dr’s and Nurses See full Job description for further details Additional Contact Details Laura Moore Supervisor Secretary 0300 422 4925 ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar - Excellent organisational skills to manage team workload and assist clinical team/department/consultant etc in running a smooth service - Good communication and social skills - Accuracy and attention to detail - Computer literate in MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook/Diary management ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE Maths and English, Grade C and above - Typing qualification or demonstrable experience (min 40wpm) ## Documents - [why work for us - rewards and benefits (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2952) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10424310) ## 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.