# Medical Secretary Gastroenterology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary-gastroenterology/86cb5aed-c037-49d3-9ea5-57dec96a30c0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary-gastroenterology/86cb5aed-c037-49d3-9ea5-57dec96a30c0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queen Elizabeth Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical secretary - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 21 hours per week (09:00 - 16:30 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-29T07:50:44.758Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Gateshead/Gateshead_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Secretary/Medical_Secretary-v8291419 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8291419?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Medical Secretary - Part-Time - 21 hours per week - Permanent Applications are invited from hard working and organised individuals to provide a high quality secretarial and administrative service based within the Gastroenterology Department within the Medicine Business Unit. You will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. ### Main duties of the job You should have previous secretarial/administrative experience, preferably within an acute medical setting. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential together with good organisational and planning skills. You should possess RSA/OCR III in Text/Word Processing or have the equivalent level of experience or be working towards this. You should also have knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures and software programmes. A working knowledge of CareFlow(Patient Administration System) is also desirable. You should also have an understanding of medical terminology. NVQ Level III in Business Administration or equivalent experience is essential. An Audio typing certificate or relevant experience is desirable. The post holder will be expected to prioritise their work on a daily basis using a significant amount of initiative and discretion in the discharge of all duties. Duties will include typing of clinical correspondence. Co-ordinating multi- disciplinary team meetings, booking appointments, data collection and filing of orphan data. You will also be expected to retrieve case notes and record patient activity and outcomes on Careflow. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Provide a high quality clinical typing service as delegated by the Senior Medical Secretary, including; clinic instructions/outcomes, minutes from meetings, populate information into report templates, type ward rounds, update routine information in procedural documents etc. Action tasks arising from typing; including updating systems, outcome codes, recording OCPS, completing required documentation such as VBC PAT form, internal re-referral, ITP & image transfer and escalate to the Senior Medical Secretary for resolution if required. Virtual Clinic or Multi-Disciplinary Team Meeting support where required as delegated by the Senior Medical Secretary(e.g. populating pro forma, attending and following up actions from clinic, live typing). Provide information to assist performance reporting and resolution of queries or complaints (e.g. DATIX) as required. To contribute as delegated by the Senior Medical Secretary to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of the clinical administration function. ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - - Effective written and oral communication skills. - - Ability to demonstrate good organisational planning skills - - Willingness to update knowledge and skills as part of continuous personal development plan - - Ability to work autonomously and also as part of a team, developing good working relationships with colleagues **Desirable** - - Knowledge of Careflow system - - Knowledge of medical terminology ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in NHS or healthcare environment - Experience of working in secretarial or office environment - Experienced in using Microsoft Office packages **Desirable** - Audio Typing ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ 3 Certificate in Business Administration or equivalent experience - RSA 3 in Typing or Word Processing or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Audio Typing ## Documents - [staff networks (pdf, 809.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2474) - [medical secretary band 3 gastroenterology (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609443) ## 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.