# Medical Secretary

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Primary Care Careers.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Primary Care Careers
- **Town:** Bury St Edmunds
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Salary:** Depends on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-24T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T16:07:31.345Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/M0038-26-0690?employerCode=M0038
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.eoeprimarycarecareers.nhs.uk/vacancies/29814/medical-secretary.html

## Job Content

### Job summary

Mayflower Medical Centre, in Harwich, is looking to recruit an organised and experienced medical secretary to our team. The role is being offered on a part-time basis, for 30 hours per week.

### Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role include:

- Providing a full secretarial service including the typing of letters, reports, patient referrals, meeting minutes, memorandums, etc.
- Handling queries regarding hospital appointments and treatments.
- Ensuring that any requests for information are appropriately dealt with and that all subsequent charges are invoiced appropriately.
- Arranging meetings (to include the booking of rooms) as required.
- Designing template letters and forms for use throughout the practice.
- Maintaining the clinical system, in an accurate and secure manner.
- Assisting with the gathering of statistics and information.

### About us

We are a friendly, well-organised training practice, looking after 17,600 patients in an impressive purpose-built GP surgery, located within a community hospital, in the seaside town of Harwich in Essex.

### Details

- Date posted: 21 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: Depending on experience - depending on experience
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Part-time
- Reference number: 29814-1
- Job locations: 419 Main Road, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex, CO12 4EX, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

## Person Specification

### We would welcome applications from those with the following skills and experience:

**Essential**

- Experience working within healthcare desirable.
- Audio- and touch-typing skills.
- Strong administrative experience and good organisation skills.
- Sound knowledge of medical terminology.
- Excellent general IT skills including MS Office and experience of working with a clinical system.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality and data security, at all times.
- Ability to multi-task and to work accurately under pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently.

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