Job summary
- Main area
- Admin
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm)
- Job ref
- 389-25-7415877
- Employer
- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bradford Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Bradford
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Medical Secretary
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
Closing Date: 09.09.25
Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date: commencing 10.09.25
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 15.09.25
We have a vacancy for a Band 4 Senior Medical Secretary to join our Specialist Medicine Department team on a permanent basis. It is essential that the successful applicant is able to work effectively as part of the team supporting and assisting colleagues, whilst prioritising and managing their workload.
Main duties of the job
For the Senior Medical Secretary role you will work within a multi-disciplinary team, and be responsible for a range of duties related to patient pathway management, including, but not limited to: managing outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, including arranging elective admissions and booking patients onto theatre lists; validation of patients RTT pathways, rescheduling appointments; minute taking for Clinical Governance meetings as required; diary management; audio transcription and word processing of clinical letters; production of reports and other correspondence as required for the Specialist Medicine services.
You should be literate and numerate, with excellent organizational, time management and IT skills and an ability to work without supervision.
Medical secretarial and admin experience is essential. An audio typing test will be required at interview.
You will have a high standard of communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with staff at all levels. You will have enthusiasm, motivation and demonstrate pride in your work.
If you feel you have the skills, experience and drive that it takes to be part of a Trust whose mission is to provide safe, high quality healthcare at all times to its population, we look forward to you application.
Working for our organisation
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience to prioritise and manage a diverse workload
Desirable criteria
- Minimum of 1 years previous Medical Secretarial Experience
- Experience in developing and implementing administrative systems, processes and procedures
Skills
Essential criteria
- Literacy and Numeracy
- Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at a high level
- Ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task
Desirable criteria
- Shorthand
- Use of electronic systems, diaries, patient records, training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, including Excel and Power-point, internet, e-mail etc…
- Knowledge of Patient Administration System (or equivalent system)
- Medical Terminology
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE standard (or equivalent)
- An appropriate speed and accuracy of typing is required for this role and this will be assessed at interview
Desirable criteria
- Medical Secretary Diploma
- Advanced secretarial qualifications
- Vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynda Firth
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07967673419
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