# Urology Senior Medical Secretary / Waiting List Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urology-senior-medical-secretary-waiting-list-officer/0ee2eb93-579f-4ad6-b730-a7c87bb0be31 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/urology-senior-medical-secretary-waiting-list-officer/0ee2eb93-579f-4ad6-b730-a7c87bb0be31.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stockport - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 32 hours per week (32 hour post and 16 hour post available) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T10:42:06.357Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Urology/Urology-v7945723 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7945723?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity to join our  Urology Secretarial / Waiting List Officer Team based at Stepping Hill Hospital. As a member of the team, you will assist with managing waiting lists for elective surgery and working in accordance with Government Access targets to ensure patients are treated in line with Trust Access policies. You will also provide an effective and efficient Senior Medical Secretary role to named Consultants within the service. This post is varied and includes contact with patients and many Health Care Professionals. We are looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in an environment where demands and priorities change quickly. You must be well organised, able to work on your own initiative and demonstrate confidence in independent decision making. ### Main duties of the job You will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and effective secretarial, waiting list and administrative service to a Consultant (s) and their medical team. To administrate waiting lists and organise patient admissions and pre-operative appointments. To undertake the audio-typing of clinical and non-clinical correspondence within their specialty area. The post holder will be required to use computerised systems such as Patient Centre, Advantis and the Big Hand Digital dictation system. The successful candidate will possess excellent organisation, communication, typing skills and the ability to work in a team environment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide senior medical secretarial service directly to named Consultants. - To take a lead role in managing the waiting list of a group of consultants.  This will involve cross covering and supporting other specialities when required to support the team and services. - Monitor the waiting list and work list daily to ensure Government Access Targets are not breached. - To co-ordinate admission and associated pre-operative assessment clinics. - To ensure RTT (18 week pathway) status is recorded accurately and is up to date. - To collate information for clinical audits if required. - Arranging appointments as required. - To be responsible for and collation of investigation results. - To deal with day to day incoming mail, assigning priority and/or taking any necessary action without reference to Consultant staff if necessary and within remit. - Acting as first point of contact for all forms of communication for the consultant and their team - Audio typing of clinical and non-clinical correspondence ensuring completion within national guidelines. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16. ## Job Details We have an exciting opportunity to join our  Urology Secretarial / Waiting List Officer Team based at Stepping Hill Hospital. As a member of the team, you will assist with managing waiting lists for elective surgery and working in accordance with Government Access targets to ensure patients are treated in line with Trust Access policies. You will also provide an effective and efficient Senior Medical Secretary role to named Consultants within the service. This post is varied and includes contact with patients and many Health Care Professionals. We are looking for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in an environment where demands and priorities change quickly. You must be well organised, able to work on your own initiative and demonstrate confidence in independent decision making. ## Job Description You will be responsible for providing a comprehensive and effective secretarial, waiting list and administrative service to a Consultant (s) and their medical team. To administrate waiting lists and organise patient admissions and pre-operative appointments. To undertake the audio-typing of clinical and non-clinical correspondence within their specialty area. The post holder will be required to use computerised systems such as Patient Centre, Advantis and the Big Hand Digital dictation system. The successful candidate will possess excellent organisation, communication, typing skills and the ability to work in a team environment. ## Responsibilities The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Ability to prioritise - Reliable and works to high standards - Adaptable to change - Sensitive and caring - Able to work on own initiative - Excellent organisational and time management skills **Desirable** - Problem solving ### Education **Essential** - 5 GCSE's or equivalent including Maths and English **Desirable** - ECDL ### Knowledge **Essential** - Microsoft Word - Understanding of patient pathway of care through an acute hospital setting - Medical terminology **Desirable** - Microsoft Excel - PAS, TheatreMan - Waiting list management - Patient pathway management - 18 Week ePTL - Digital Dictation Systems - Understanding of patient pathway of care through an acute hospital setting ### Experience **Essential** - Supervision/delegation of tasks - Working in a team - Maintain confidentiality - Previous NHS experience **Desirable** - Advanced keyboard skills - Audio typing ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 675.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320248) ## 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.