# Medical Secretary - Gastroenterology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Ipswich Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical secretary
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-02T23:16:07.288Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Ipswich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Gastroenterology/Gastroenterology-v8256550
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8256550?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team player to provide secretarial support to the Gastroenterology department as a Medical Secretary.

This is a key role in a busy department that works closely with the Medical Teams, Nursing Team, Outpatients Department, the endoscopy unit and the wider hospital teams.

You will be part of a friendly patient focussed team, delivering high quality care to patients referred to the Gastroenterology team in Ipswich.

### Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for ensuring that the administration needs of the department are completed in a timely way.

You will ensure that timeframes are met for the management of patient pathways in accordance with Referral to Treatment targets.

You will support team members by having a flexible approach to both workload, additional tasks and working patterns.

For this post you will require attention to detail as well as excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and plan.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Data Protection
- Ability to communicate well with others at all levels, both verbally and written.
- Knowledge of all Trust/NHS targets
- Good keyboard skills

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of NHS policies
- Medical terminology

### Experience

**Essential**

- Good clerical / secretarial background, proven experience
- Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and IT skills
- Work involving contact with members of the public.

**Desirable**

- NHS experience
- Experience with Epic EPR

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- 5 GCSEs, grade C/4 or above, including English & Maths

**Desirable**

- RSA/OCR 2-3 Audio Typing

## Documents

- [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724)
- [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262)
- [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146)
- [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569664)
- [admin & digital apprenticeships - esneft 2026 (pdf, 3.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2452)

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