Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of medical terminology
- Experience
Previous medical secretarial experience
- Skills & Abilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Skills & Abilities
Able to work under pressure / Able to prioritise own workload
- Skills & Abilities
Ability to use own initiative / Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- Skills & Abilities
Understand and carry out instructions accurately
- Qualifications & Education
GCSE English OR equivalent experience
- Qualifications & Education
RSA II Typing or equivalent OR equivalent typing experience
- Qualifications & Education
AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Qualification and or Extensive Medical Secretary Experience
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Working knowledge of PAS and Winscribe and/or NHS Systems
Job overview
Medical Secretary - Oncology
Band 3
21.75 hours
Permanent
To provide an effective and efficient Support Medical Secretary service to named Consultants within the Oncology/Medicine services. To provide support for the team of Medical Secretaries in order to meet trust targets.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a personal assistant and medical secretarial service directly to named Consultants under the medicine business group.
- To collate information for clinical audits if required
- To undertake medical audio/copy typing duties including outpatient letters to General Practitioners and any other official correspondence i.e. reports·
- To be responsible for and collation of investigation results·
- Responsible for obtaining relevant investigation results from PACS and Intranet result service.·
- To deal with day-to-day incoming mail, assigning priority and/or taking any necessary action without reference to consultant staff if necessary and within remit
- To ensure patient pathways are updated as appropriate.
- To respond to enquiries received from GP’s and other Health Personnel, patients and relatives
- To maintain patient records and track notes electronically in a manner acceptable to the Trust
- Engage in the use of Evolve and all other electronic patient notes system
- To observe absolute confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of your work
- To liaise with Health Records/Appointments staff regarding outpatient clinic numbers and urgent appointments
- To cover, as practical, other secretarial team member absences
- To deal with day to day incoming mail, assigning priority and / or taking any necessary action
- To actively participate in the introduction of and use of information technology
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Medical Secretary - Oncology with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Medical secretary role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 Pro-rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Sep 2026.
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