Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
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Qualifications GCSE in English and Maths or Vocational level 3 in a relevant field
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Experience as working as a medical secretary
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Other Requirements Good verbal and written skills
- Technical Skills
Computer literate with word processing experience
- Technical Skills
Understanding Secretarial procedures & MS Word
- Other Requirements
Good verbal & written skills
- Other Requirements
Team Player
- Other Requirements
Well presented
- Personal attributes
Ability to deal with sensitive issues like cancer
- Personal attributes
Ability to organise own work load
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
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Minute taking skills
- Technical Skills
Audio Typing
- Technical Skills
NHS Experience
- Personal attributes
Prioritisation
Job overview
We’re excited to offer this opportunity within our Admin & Clerical workforce.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Support Secretary in the Respiratory Department at Bournemouth Hospital.
This Support Secretary role plays a vital role as it is to provide an efficient secretarial service to the Specialist Nursing Teams in Respiratory (DAIRS, Lung Care & TB Service) and to support colleagues during absence. The role deals with answering enquiries of the shared email box and telephone work in communicating with patients who have specific lung problems some of which have cancer or suspected cancer.
Applicants will have a broad spectrum of administration skills and demonstrable typing skills. In addition to this, applicants should have excellent communication skills, attention to detail and a willingness to work as part of a team.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital & Poole (if required)
Interview Date – 13th October 2026
Main duties of the job
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This advert is for Support Secretary - Specialist Nursing Teams with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Medical secretary role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 4 days a week. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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