Medical Secretary

Job details

• Job reference: 249620
• Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
• Job closing date: 25/06/2026
• Job Type: Administrative Services
• Location: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 18
• Job posted date: 11/06/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian
• Department: Laboratory Medicine

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own.

• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.

NHS Lothian

The Royal Infirmary and Western General Hospitals, Edinburgh

Pathology Department

MEDICAL SECRETARY Band 4 Position

Nominally based at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Part Time – 18 hrs (0.5 WTE) (Monday-Friday)

Salary £31,537 to 34,303 (pro rata for part time)

Applications are invited from suitably experienced and motivated individuals to support the issue of Pathology diagnosis within reports. The Pathology Department provides patient diagnosis, including cancer diagnosis, for most scheduled care specialties e.g. Breast, Dermatopathology etc. Pathology Department is based over two sites; this post will be nominally based at the Royal Infirmary site.

Tasks within the role include fast, accurate audio typing of patient Biopsy / Autopsy reports and letters using a digital dictation system (Winscribe), collation of slides, reports and audit sheets for Consultant MDT (Multi-disciplinary Team) meetings.

Minute-taking experience is essential, and experience must be described in application to progress to shortlisting.

Successful candidates must have previous relevant experience working as part of a team, excellent keyboard / communication skills, Microsoft Word and audio/digital dictation experience.

For further information please contact:

Nichola Wilson 0131 242 7082

NB. PLEASE READ THE PERSON SPECIFICATION TO ENSURE YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA BEFORE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.

(THE SHORT LIST WILL BE BASED ON THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA THAT HAS TO BE MET IN THE PERSON SPECIFICATION)

As from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.

The email address you provide will be used for notifications. Please check your Junk and Spam inboxes as notifications may go directly to these.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own.

• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.

NHS Lothian

The Royal Infirmary and Western General Hospitals, Edinburgh

Pathology Department

MEDICAL SECRETARY Band 4 Position

Nominally based at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Part Time – 18 hrs (0.5 WTE) (Monday-Friday)

Salary £31,537 to 34,303 (pro rata for part time)

Applications are invited from suitably experienced and motivated individuals to support the issue of Pathology diagnosis within reports. The Pathology Department provides patient diagnosis, including cancer diagnosis, for most scheduled care specialties e.g. Breast, Dermatopathology etc. Pathology Department is based over two sites; this post will be nominally based at the Royal Infirmary site.

Tasks within the role include fast, accurate audio typing of patient Biopsy / Autopsy reports and letters using a digital dictation system (Winscribe), collation of slides, reports and audit sheets for Consultant MDT (Multi-disciplinary Team) meetings.

Minute-taking experience is essential, and experience must be described in application to progress to shortlisting.

Successful candidates must have previous relevant experience working as part of a team, excellent keyboard / communication skills, Microsoft Word and audio/digital dictation experience.

For further information please contact:

Nichola Wilson 0131 242 7082

NB. PLEASE READ THE PERSON SPECIFICATION TO ENSURE YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA BEFORE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.

(THE SHORT LIST WILL BE BASED ON THE ESSENTIAL CRITERIA THAT HAS TO BE MET IN THE PERSON SPECIFICATION)

As from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early.

The email address you provide will be used for notifications. Please check your Junk and Spam inboxes as notifications may go directly to these.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.