# Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/566d77b4-d7fb-4cb0-8103-72d30e7ea229 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/566d77b4-d7fb-4cb0-8103-72d30e7ea229.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - **Town:** Northampton - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (6 months Fixed Term Contract/Secondment) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T16:00:56.763Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northampton_General_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Medical_Secretary_NHS_Medicine/Medical_Secretary_NHS_Medicine-v8057043 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8057043?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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 ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description 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. ## 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 ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Developed attention to detail and accuracy - Organisational skills and the ability to work methodically and prioritise - Ability to cope under pressure and meet deadlines - Ability to help build effective working relationships at all levels with and outside the hospital - Ability to communicate with all levels of staff including Clinicians, junior medical staff, practitioners, Managers and others as required - Able to maintain confidentiality at all times **Desirable** - Touch typing ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Knowledge of a range of secretarial and administrative procedures - Very good written and verbal communication skills - Courteous, tactful and efficient telephone manner - Proficient in Microsoft packages including Word and Outlook and experience of database systems - Experience of working in a busy office environment - Advanced keyboard skills - Experience of working within a healthcare setting - Knowledge of medical terminology - Planning and organisational skills **Desirable** - Digital transcription experience - Experience in working with Patient Administration Systems, incl. Camis ### Education, Training and Qualifications **Essential** - Minimum 3 GCSE at Grade C or above, including English of equivalent - NVQ3, RSA3 or equivalent experience or qualifications **Desirable** - AMSPAR, BSMS Qualification ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 185.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1875) - [code of conduct (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1872) - [benefits and ngh (pdf, 379.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1874) - [respect and support document (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1869) - [staff fair processing statement (pdf, 90.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1868) - [jd & ps b4 clinic medical secretary neurology (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10346977) ## 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.