# Pathway Support Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pathway-support-medical-secretary/95af2ed2-b492-47ee-9fec-6e318e7fc747 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pathway-support-medical-secretary/95af2ed2-b492-47ee-9fec-6e318e7fc747.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queens Hospital Burton - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (2x days a week) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-24T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T00:00:58.183Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/BurtononTrent/University_Hospitals_Derby_Burton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Luminal_Hepatology/Luminal_Hepatology-v8203871 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8203871?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an enthusiastic individual looking for a development opportunity or career change. Do you have demonstrable transferable administration or knowledge and skills? Get in touch and meet the team. We are looking for a team player who we can develop into a Support Medical Secretary role within our Medical Secretary team to develop to help support teams of clinicians and provide an efficient Medical Administration service. You will be required to work flexibly with or alongside other medical secretarial staff, consultants and their teams. ### Main duties of the job - Typing and despatch of clinical correspondence relating to NHS medical patients within the quality standards and time limits asspecified. - Effective liaison with the relevant wards and departments within the hospital and with patients and other health care providersassociated with the Consultant, his/her team to ensure a prompt and effective communication system. - Assist in the upkeep of the departmental clinical admin information and general filing correspondence. - Training will be given to ensure your understanding of the 18-week RTT process and a knowledge of the Trust Patient Access Policy and an agreement to adhered to these policies according to National Trust Guidelines, Waiting list management and 18 weeks guideline - Responsible for the regular case note maintenance and accurate filing. - Books and arranges meetings when required. - To provide support and cover to other areas to the Business Unit/Division and to undertake other duties as requested. - Answer the telephone and take messages and deal with queries as required. Closing date of applications: 24 August 2026 Interview date: 7 September 2026 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Skilled worker: Health and Care Visa | NHS Employers Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). ### Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Flexible approach to workload ### Knowledge **Essential** - A good standard of English to O level/GCSE (A-C grade) or equivalent - Typing/Keyboard/IT qualification or experience ### Experience **Essential** - Secretarial Experience ## Documents - [jd band 2 (pdf, 958.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10510196) - [positive action statement (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1946) ## 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.