# Support Secretary / Admin Clerk - Older People Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-secretary-admin-clerk-older-people-team/56f1408f-e3be-470d-bc20-830a5e1e4299 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/support-secretary-admin-clerk-older-people-team/56f1408f-e3be-470d-bc20-830a5e1e4299.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal United Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical secretary - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T15:22:38.250Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Older_People/Older_People-v8205777 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8205777?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a support secretary to join the Care of the Elderly Team. You must be able to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients and medical teams, have the ability to work under pressure, have excellent time management skills and the ability to be able to problem solve. The role of the support secretary is to provide support to the admin team within the department, dealing with referrals, liaising with the medical team and the production of clinic letters amongst other general duties. This role is also to support the discharged inpatient side of the department which will include the checking of discharge summaries, checking results and general inpatient queries that come in for the Consultants once the patient has been discharged from the ward. Previous administrative experience is desirable, but not essential as full training will be given. School leavers are also very welcome to apply. Medical terminology is desirable but not essential. Our ideal candidate will be flexible, adaptable and willing to work as part of our busy team and cross cover as necessary when required which may involve swapping working days on occasion but plenty of notice would be given. This role is part time 22.5 hours per week and is ideally to be over 3 full days. Specific days can be discussed. If you wish to arrange an informal chat about this role please contact Nikki Brown, Senior Secretary by email in the first instance Nikki.brown@nhs.net ### Main duties of the job Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details. ### Applicant requirements This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - The ability to communicate effectively with staff of all levels - The ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines - Organised, efficient and accurate in the processing of clerical work - The ability to work efficiently as part of a team - VDU work ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Knowledge of Word, Outlook, Microsoft Teams **Desirable** - Previous admin experience of working in the NHS or similar health care setting (patient / customer focused environment) - Knowledge of and previous experience of using Millennium ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Evidence of competent IT skills (MS Office) **Desirable** - Experience in customer care - Experience with word processing/audio typing - RSA Level 2 or equivalent ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [band 2 admin support jd and ps (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10512380) ## 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.