Band 4 Medical Secretary - Supervisor
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustBirmingham, West Midlands
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust based in Birmingham. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. It is an Band 4 post. Applications close on 26 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This is a full time fixed term contract for 12 months to cover Maternity Leave within the Respiratory Medicine Department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospi...
The post holder will provide a comprehensive and efficient secretarial service to the Respiratory Consultant(s) and their medical team. By personally assisting with the administrative workload, the Medical Secretary -- Supervisor will enable the Consultant(s) to optimise clinical commitment. It is essential that the post holder exercises initiative and judgement using acquired skills and knowledge, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
The post holder will provide an empathic and sensitive point of contact for patients/relatives and carers, GP's and other health care professionals. Have a good understanding of the patient pathway and provide information in a professional manner. Managing clinical bookings in a timely manner utilising a variety of systems to ensure patient care is not delayed and in order to achieve Trust standards and targets.
The post holder should have very good knowledge and use of various Microsoft Office Software programmes including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel. Previous experience of NHS systems would be extremely beneficial.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Essential: - *Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C) GCSE Level 9-4; - *Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in a clerical environment; - *AMSPAR Certificate/equivalent qualification or equivalent knowledge of medical terminology; - *Working knowledge of medical terminology
Essential: - *Experience of working as a Medical Secretary; - *Experience of dealing with the Public/Customer service experience; - *Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel and Outlook); - *Experience of using IT systems; - *Experience of working in Healthcare; - *Good Organisational skills; - *Able to use own initiative and deal with the unpredictable; - *Able to work under pressure and to multi-task; - *Able to work to deadlines
Desirable: - *Experience of working in a busy environment
Essential: - *Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services; - *Confident in dealing with people at all levels; - *Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity; - *Mature open and flexible approach to work; - *Demonstrates care and compassion; - *Good inter-personal and communication skills; - *Good organisational skills; - *Team Player; - *Conscientious; - *Demonstrates reliability, motivation and commitment; - *Ability to travel to multiple sites
Desirable: - *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations
How this role compares
We hold 865 NHS vacancies in West Midlands that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £34,428. This role pays less than about 73% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,225 of them in West Midlands.
You have 5 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has 64 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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