# PA/Medical Secretary - IPMS

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T13:31:00.269Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/PAMedical_Secretary/PAMedical_Secretary-v8228468
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8228468?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a Medical Secretary/P.A. to join the IPMS Team at WSH. The Pain Department is made up of doctors, a psychologist, a team of specialist nurses, physiotherapists and medical secretaries.

A Medical Secretary/P.A. is needed to assist the team with their administration work and clinical typing. Part of this role will be setting up clinics and booking up follow up appointments.

Liaising with the Telephone Appointments and Waiting List Staff to ensure clinics are set up in a timely fashion and all slots are utilised.

You will responsible for your doctors day to day diary, annual leave, professional leave and study leave.

You will be dealing with patients with chronic pain conditions, these include fibromyalgia, spinal conditions, etc.

### Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive personal assistant/secretarial service in support Consultants and associated medical team, ensuring the provision of an efficient and reliable service.

For Full details of the Job role and person specification, please see attached Job Description.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.

Certificate of sponsorship – For your information only

Please note that Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position as it does not meet one or more of the required criteria. For more information on eligible roles please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

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## Person Specification

### Personal qualities

**Essential**

- Friendly and helpful manner towards working duties.
- Good interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail

### Skills and abilities

**Essential**

- Audio typing.
- Able to demonstrate skills that ensure tasks are completed accurately and within a given timeframe.
- Accurate keyboard skills
- Clear and precise communication skills
- Organisational and administrative skills

**Desirable**

- Touch Typing
- Knowledge of the hospital administration system
- Understanding of databases

### Experience and knowledge

**Essential**

- Previous experience as PA or secretary/administration experience
- Able to demonstrate experience and understanding of issues relating to confidentiality.
- Audio typist.

**Desirable**

- Previous NHS or related environment
- Patient / customer care experience.
- Medical terminology

### Education and qualifications

**Essential**

- RSA II / III typing qualification or equivalent.
- GCSEs (including English and Maths) at grade C or above.

**Desirable**

- Medical Secretary qualification (AMSPAR certificate) or equivalent
- Microsoft Office qualification.

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 435.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10537939)

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