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Job summary

Main area
Obs & Gynae
Grade
Band 4
Contract
6 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Part time - 36.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
264-7873208-FAM
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Secretary

Band 4

Job overview

Join a busy and supportive Obstetrics & Gynaecology department where you'll provide secretarial support to consultants and medical staff. You’ll be handling clinic letters via digital dictation, managing procedure bookings, and liaising with patients, GPs, and other medical teams.

What You’ll Need

  • Strong clerical/secretarial background
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Knowledge of medical terminology and NHS systems (desirable)

Perks

  • Generous annual leave
  • NHS pension scheme
  • Access to staff wellbeing services
  • Training and development opportunities

Main duties of the job

Administrative & Secretarial Support

  • Typing clinical correspondence using audio typing
  • Managing consultants’ diaries and scheduling appointments
  • Handling incoming calls, emails, and post for the dermatology team
  • Prioritizing and organizing daily workload efficiently

Patient Interaction & Coordination

Communicating with patients regarding appointments and queries

  • Liaising with GPs, other departments, and external healthcare providers
  • Coordinating theatre bookings and outpatient clinic arrangements
  • Supporting the patient pathway from referral to treatment
  •  Data & Records Management
  • Updating patient records and databases accurately
  • Chasing test results and ensuring timely follow-up
  • Maintaining confidentiality and adhering to data protection policies

Skills & Attributes Required

  • Excellent typing and IT skills (Microsoft Office, NHS systems)
  • Strong communication and organizational abilities
  • Familiarity with medical terminology 
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Working for our organisation

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential. 

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups.  We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. 

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Join a busy and supportive Obstetric & Gynaecology department where you'll provide secretarial support to consultants and medical staff. You’ll be handling clinic letters via digital dictation, managing procedure bookings, and liaising with patients, GPs, and other medical teams.

What You’ll Need

  • Strong clerical/secretarial background
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Knowledge of medical terminology and NHS systems (desirable)

Perks

  • Generous annual leave
  • NHS pension scheme
  • Access to staff wellbeing services
  • Training and development opportunities

Person specification

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to GSCE level or equivalent level of education, training or experience
  • IT skills – Microsoft word and office
  • RSA 3 or equivalent
  • Audio typing

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Organised
  • Knowledge of MS Office
  • Able to use own initiative

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Use of medical terminology
  • Use of various computer software
  • Audio typing
  • Experience of office/admin systems
Desirable criteria
  • NHS experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sam Jones
Job title
Service Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 492904
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