# Support Medical Secretary

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-medical-secretary/db306421-5d4b-47d0-ae65-8b0a6c443830
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-medical-secretary/db306421-5d4b-47d0-ae65-8b0a6c443830.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Sheffield
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T00:02:39.257Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Sheffield_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Diabetes_Endocrinology/Diabetes_Endocrinology-v8066811
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8066811?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our secretarial team within the Diabetes and Endocrinology team. The role provides a link between the Trust, the patient and their GP for patients/carers and other healthcare professionals. You will provide a comprehensive, efficient and responsive secretarial service to the medical staff and their teams.

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to provide comprehensive secretarial support to the service,

You will need to have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team whilst maintaining a high standard of work.  The ability to prioritise your workload and to know when to escalate issues is essential. You will need to be able to liaise with staff throughout the Trust at all levels including Consultants, Management, Nursing staff, GP’s, patients and patient relatives, dealing effectively and efficiently with their enquiries.

To be successful in your application you will need to have a good standard of education, experience of an office based role, excellent verbal, written communication and typing skills and a clear understanding of patient confidentiality.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Relevant Support Secretarial experience
- Previous NHS experience
- Experience of using Microsoft Packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook (e-mail and calendars)
- Knowledge and Use of databases
- Experience of using audio systems

**Desirable**

- Experience of a multi-disciplinary environment
- Experience of using G2 - digital dictation system

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSEs in Maths and English Language Grade C/4 or above or equivalent
- OCR II or equivalent Word processing Audio Typing Skills

**Desirable**

- ECDL or equivalent.
- Qualification in Office Practice
- Any qualification related to a Support Medical Secretarial Post

### Further Training

**Essential**

- Willingness to undertake training as required for the role

**Desirable**

- Note taking

### Special Skills/Aptitudes

**Essential**

- Medical Terminology
- Ability to communicate with a range of people including medical staff, other health care professionals, patients and relatives
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure
- Team player

**Desirable**

- Office Practice Skills

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 2.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2420)
- [job description (pdf, 240.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371003)
- [person specification (pdf, 32.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371004)
- [information for candidates (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2162)
- [applicants - how we use your information (pdf, 87.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2165)
- [getting to work at sheffield teaching hospitals (pdf, 305.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2163)
- [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 124.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2211)
- [a guide to using artificial intelligence and with your personal statement (pdf, 163.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2894)
- [candidate application best practice guide - please read before completing your application (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2161)

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