# Speciality Co-ordinator Urology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- **Town:** Plymouth
- **Region:** South West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum Pro Rata
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-29T10:40:45.765Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Plymouth/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/Urology/Urology-v8008714
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8008714?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To provide a comprehensive administrative service to a consultant and/or group of medical staff in an efficient and timely manner.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

### Main duties of the job

Provide and deliver a high standard of full secretarial service to the Consultant and/or group of medical staff using a varied range of work procedures.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Responsible for the supervision and training of junior staff.  Where appropriate manage and supervise members of the team.
- To assist in the training of newly appointed temporary, locum or other secretaries and supporting them during their assimilation.  Ensure outpatient referrals are managed in accordance with the Trust’s Waiting List Policy.   Ensure that patients are added to the IP/DC waiting list in accordance with the Trust’s waiting list policy.
- Co-ordination of speciality waiting lists/PTL’s, including Cancer PTL, within the framework of the Trust’s Waiting List Policy.
- Work with Waiting List Managers to ensure key performance standards in relation to patient access are met.
- Prioritise own workload including the typing of clinics, discharge summaries and medical reports.
- Ensure effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Sort and deal with all correspondence, keeping a satisfactory record and filing system
- Collate results with patient casenotes, ensuring that they are seen and actioned promptly by the relevant clinician. For further information please see attached job description.

## Job Details

To provide a comprehensive administrative service to a consultant and/or group of medical staff in an efficient and timely manner.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

## Job Description

Provide and deliver a high standard of full secretarial service to the Consultant and/or group of medical staff using a varied range of work procedures.

## Responsibilities

Responsible for the supervision and training of junior staff. Where appropriate manage and supervise members of the team.

To assist in the training of newly appointed temporary, locum or other secretaries and supporting them during their assimilation.  Ensure outpatient referrals are managed in accordance with the Trust’s Waiting List Policy.  Ensure that patients are added to the IP/DC waiting list in accordance with the Trust’s waiting list policy.

Co-ordination of speciality waiting lists/PTL’s, including Cancer PTL, within the framework of the Trust’s Waiting List Policy.

Work with Waiting List Managers to ensure key performance standards in relation to patient access are met.

Prioritise own workload including the typing of clinics, discharge summaries and medical reports.

Ensure effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Sort and deal with all correspondence, keeping a satisfactory record and filing system

Collate results with patient casenotes, ensuring that they are seen and actioned promptly by the relevant clinician. For further information please see attached job description.

## Person Specification

### Essential

**Essential**

- Previous demonstratable experience as a medical secretary.

**Desirable**

- NHS experience

### essential

**Essential**

- Demonstrate knowledge of Primary Target Lists, and waiting list management
- Proven educated to GCSE A* to C or equivalent standard demonstratable Audio typing experience

**Desirable**

- Cancer targets knowledge

## Documents

- [speciality co-ordinator - urology (pdf, 824.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10333792)

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