# Senior Medical Secretary ENT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-medical-secretary-ent/f96fb831-6723-4435-8102-7c736ddfcdda - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-medical-secretary-ent/f96fb831-6723-4435-8102-7c736ddfcdda.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Worcester - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 a year - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T08:52:19.735Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9365-26-0428?employerCode=C9365 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9365-26-0428/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9365-26-0428 - **Employer website:** https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a medical secretary to join the ENT team at Worcestershire Acute Trust. The role is demanding and interesting and will require someone who is able to work in a busy environment, has attention to detail and can manage a variety of tasks to meet deadlines within the service. We are looking for an enthusiastic, capable and motivated individual to join our team. The post holder will be working closely with clinical and administrative colleagues to ensure task are completed to a high standard to ensure the smooth running of the service. The Ideal candidate must have a flexible 'can do' attitude and the ability to use own intuitive with excellent communication/interpersonal and IT skills. ### Main duties of the job Provide Secretarial support to one or more consultants as well as junior staff and to assist in the organisation of the consultants work load. Effective and efficient management of patient administration systems. Booking of elective surgery and management of the elective waiting list. ### About us Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Being open and honest Ensuring people feel cared for Showing respect to everyone We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer. DBS Checks and Costs Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs. ### Details - Date posted: 04 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 4 - Salary: £28,392 a year - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 1 years - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working - Reference number: C9365-26-0428 - Job locations: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities To provide a personal assistant and medical secretarial service to a Consultant and other medical staff in relation to their clinical duties. To manage the Consultants waiting list and the booking of theatre lists in line with Trust policy and national 18 week RTT guidelines. To undertake medical audio/copy typing duties including outpatient letters to General Practitioners operation notes and letters, discharge summaries and other official correspondence if required. To undertake responsibility to ensure any outsourced work for the Acute Clinics is correctly checked and uploaded to the Trust records and applications. To respond to enquiries from GPs, other Health Service personnel, patients and relatives To participate in the collection and transmission of information to enable the Directorate to meet its objectives. To assist with sorting day to day post. To participate in the introduction and use of IT and to provide IT support to colleagues. To cover, as is practical, Medical Secretary colleagues To participate in the use of PAS systems to establish patient information is kept as accurate as possible and produce patient documentation as required. To undertake any other duties as may be required as appropriate by the Consultant or the Directorate Management Team in accordance to the needs of the service. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a medical secretary to join the ENT team at Worcestershire Acute Trust. The role is demanding and interesting and will require someone who is able to work in a busy environment, has attention to detail and can manage a variety of tasks to meet deadlines within the service. We are looking for an enthusiastic, capable and motivated individual to join our team. The post holder will be working closely with clinical and administrative colleagues to ensure task are completed to a high standard to ensure the smooth running of the service. The Ideal candidate must have a flexible 'can do' attitude and the ability to use own intuitive with excellent communication/interpersonal and IT skills. ## Job Description Provide Secretarial support to one or more consultants as well as junior staff and to assist in the organisation of the consultants work load. Effective and efficient management of patient administration systems. Booking of elective surgery and management of the elective waiting list. ## Responsibilities To provide a personal assistant and medical secretarial service to a Consultant and other medical staff in relation to their clinical duties. To manage the Consultants waiting list and the booking of theatre lists in line with Trust policy and national 18 week RTT guidelines. To undertake medical audio/copy typing duties including outpatient letters to General Practitioners operation notes and letters, discharge summaries and other official correspondence if required. To undertake responsibility to ensure any outsourced work for the Acute Clinics is correctly checked and uploaded to the Trust records and applications. To respond to enquiries from GPs, other Health Service personnel, patients and relatives To participate in the collection and transmission of information to enable the Directorate to meet its objectives. To assist with sorting day to day post. To participate in the introduction and use of IT and to provide IT support to colleagues. To cover, as is practical, Medical Secretary colleagues To participate in the use of PAS systems to establish patient information is kept as accurate as possible and produce patient documentation as required. To undertake any other duties as may be required as appropriate by the Consultant or the Directorate Management Team in accordance to the needs of the service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Previous medical secretarial / hospital experience Previous experience working in a busy office Previous experience of dealing with members of the public **Desirable** - Knowledge of NHS systems Working knowledge of Oasis / PAS / Bluespier / CLIP ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above, or equivalent **Desirable** - Typewriting / word processing RSA AMSPAR qualification or working towards AMSPAR medical terminology qualification ### Skill/Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of National Guidelines including 18 week RTT Self-reliant, ability to work independently and as part of a team Good computer skills Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Good telephone skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Good organisational skills **Desirable** - Knowledge of NHS systems Working knowledge of Oasis / PAS / Bluespier / CLIP ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Able to work in demanding conditions where there is a high volume of activity Accurate and attention to detail Willingness to work with team members to help develop office and communication systems in conjunction with evolving working practices ### Other Job Requirements **Essential** - Adaptable / Flexible Able to prioritise workloads Willing to work flexible hours ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, 172 KB)](document:2946297) - [Personal Specification (PDF, 129 KB)](document:2946298) - [DBS Applicant Costs Infomation (PDF, 154 KB)](document:2946299) ## 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.