# Medical Secretary/Personal Assistant - Medicine

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Isle of Wight NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- **Town:** Newport
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata, per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Weekly hours MAY increase to 37.50 subsequently, subject to mutual agreement)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T10:03:23.736Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Isle_Wight/Newport_Isle_Wight/Isle_Wight_NHS_Trust/Medicine_Specialities/Medicine_Specialities-v8148739
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8148739?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.iow.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Internal Only Vacancy for Isle of Wight NHS Trust Employees

To provide a professional and efficient secretary/Personal Assistant within the secretarial and administration team.  This includes supporting clinical staff within the directorate, in delivering a high-quality service for patients.

We are currently looking to directly replace a vacancy within Care of the Elderly who will also support any shortfalls within the Medicine admin team.

These roles will be working within dynamic office environments, supporting our experienced clinical team(s )to provide the very best possible service for our patients.

This fast paced role will provide the right candidate with daily variety and ongoing sense of achievement. Encompassed within a high quality administrative team, who will  welcome  new members to the department and support their development and understanding of the requirements of these exciting roles.

### Main duties of the job

Act as a personal assistant – being the main contact for the Consultants to support with administrative queries and tasks

Provide a fast, accurate, comprehensive typing service to clinical specialties across the surgical directorate

Undertake compiling of letters using digital system TPRO

Liaison with a wide multi-disciplinary team, regularly communicating with internal and external staff

Validation of patient pathways to ensure results are promptly reviewed and next steps are actioned

Schedule appointments

General office duties and support wider admin team if needed

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Act as a personal assistant, being the main contact for the Consultants to support with administrative queries and tasks

Provide a fast, accurate, comprehensive typing service to clinical specialties across the surgical directorate

Undertake compiling of letters using digital system TPRO

Liaison with a wide multi-disciplinary team, regularly communicating with internal and external staff

Validation of patient pathways to ensure results are promptly reviewed and next steps are actioned

Schedule appointments

General office duties and support wider admin team if needed

## Person Specification

### Abilities

**Essential**

- Confidence and Ability to communicate through various methods
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Independent working
- Ability to work with differing priorities

### Aptitudes

**Essential**

- Flexibility in line with service needs
- Motivated and use of own initiative
- Reliability

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good Standard of Education - 3 GCSEs
- Experience of Working in a team
- Experience of secretarial/PA work
- Relevant experience in healthcare setting

### Communication Skills

**Essential**

- Confidence and Ability to communicate through various methods
- Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure

## Documents

- [job description & personal specification (pdf, 528.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10448199)
- [rehabilitation of offenders act information (doc, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=248)

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