Job overview
Provide an efficient and comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultants, medical staff, clinical teams and department. Duties will include typing of correspondence and documents, dealing with different enquiries, dealing with patients’ records and results
Supervise and oversee the workload allocation of the administration team when required. Undertake effective administrative and secretarial duties as part of the admin team required by department.
The post holder will be required to work as part of the administration team and provide cross cover during periods of staff absence within their existing team and other teams within the Directorate as and when required. This support should be provided during the core hours of 8am and 5pm.
This post is for a 12 months Fixed Term Contract or secondment. You will need to obtain agreement from your current line manager if you wish to be considered for a secondment.
Main duties of the job
Provide an efficient and comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultants, medical staff, clinical teams and department. Duties will include typing of correspondence and documents, dealing with different enquiries, dealing with patients’ records and results
Supervise and oversee the workload allocation of the administration team when required. Undertake effective administrative and secretarial duties as part of the admin team required by department.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be required to work as part of the administration team and provide cross cover during periods of staff absence within their existing team and other teams within the Directorate as and when required. This support should be provided during the core hours of 8am and 5pm.
For further details please see the attached job description and person specification
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This advert is for Medical Secretary with Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust in Northampton, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 6 months (6 months Fixed Term Contract/Secondment). The application deadline is 17 Jun 2026.
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