# Senior Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-medical-secretary/e03bfc79-8f59-4227-aca4-46c5562375cd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-medical-secretary/e03bfc79-8f59-4227-aca4-46c5562375cd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bradford Royal Infirmary - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (12 months FTC) - **Employment type:** Part time - 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday 12pm to 4pm) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T08:17:14.462Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8224813 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8224813?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Closing Date: 6th September 2026 Shortlisting to take place commencing: 7th September 2026 Interview expected to take place: W/C 14th September 2026 Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role. We have a vacancy for a Band 4 Senior Medical Secretary to join our Specialist Medicine Department team on a fixed term basis covering maternity leave. It is essential that the successful applicant is able to work effectively as part of the team supporting and assisting colleagues, whilst prioritising and managing their workload. ### Main duties of the job For the Senior Medical Secretary role you will work within a multi-disciplinary team, and be responsible for a range of duties related to patient pathway management, including, but not limited to: managing outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, including arranging elective admissions and booking patients onto theatre lists; validation of patients RTT pathways, rescheduling appointments; minute taking for Clinical Governance meetings as required; diary management; audio transcription and word processing of clinical letters; production of reports and other correspondence as required for the Specialist Medicine services. You should be literate and numerate, with excellent organizational, time management and IT skills and an ability to work without supervision. Medical secretarial and admin experience is essential. An audio typing test will be required at interview. You will have a high standard of communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with staff at all levels. You will have enthusiasm, motivation and demonstrate pride in your work. If you feel you have the skills, experience and drive that it takes to be part of a Trust whose mission is to provide safe, high quality healthcare at all times to its population, we look forward to you application. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role. Monday to Friday 12pm to 4pm - 20.00 hours per week post. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Literacy and Numeracy - Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at a high level - Ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task **Desirable** - Shorthand - Use of electronic systems, diaries, patient records, training ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality. - Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including Excel and Power-point, internet, e-mail etc… - Knowledge of Patient Administration System (or equivalent system) - Medical Terminology ### Experience **Essential** - Experience to prioritise and manage a diverse workload **Desirable** - Previous Medical Secretarial Experience - Experience in developing and implementing administrative systems, processes and procedures ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent) **Desirable** - Medical Secretary Diploma - Advanced secretarial qualifications - Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 504.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10536919) - [ps (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10536920) - [useful links (pdf, 110.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2589) - [candidate pack (pdf, 22.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2803) - [people strategy (pdf, 640.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2592) - [standard information (pdf, 232.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2904) - [terms and conditions - afc (pdf, 96.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2804) - [voluntary living wage guidance (pdf, 65.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2595) - [guidance for applicants including values (pdf, 246.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2591) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 94.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2593) - [code of practice for disclosure and barring service (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2590) - [policy statement on the secure handling off disclosure information (pdf, 67.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2594) ## 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.