Non Clinical - Medical Secretary Supervisor - Surgery

  • Department Surgery
  • Salary £31,049.00 – £37,796 per annum
  • Closing Date 11/09/2025
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 5
  • Job ref 223-MSS-650
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Fixed term / secondment for 6 months
  • Hours 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday, provide cross cover for existing Medical Secretary Supervisor, remote and cross site working to be included in the role)

Job overview

*INTERNAL VACANCY*

An exciting Medical Secretary Supervisor position has arisen within the Surgery Centre.

This is a varied, interesting and demanding post, working as part of a great team in an ever-evolving environment.

This role will be in partnership with the existing Medical Secretary Supervisor, working collaboratively to cover six specialty teams of secretaries in their daily management whilst running development, efficiency, and improvements projects alongside. 

The post is 27 hours per week which can be worked flexibly and will be agreed upon appointment. Monday to Friday working across multiple hospital locations. 

Essential:

Leadership and line management skills,
Excellent oral and written communication skills,
Audio-typing,
Minute taking,
Medical Terminology,
Emotional resilience.
Previous Medical Secretary experience and up-to-date knowledge to be able to assist when needed,
Self-motivated person with excellent time management and organisation skills.

This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should have:

Previous experience in supervising/managing staff or demonstrate they can develop in this area.  Previous/current NHS experience would be advantageous.
Have excellent high level administration skills including advanced/accurate keyboard skills. 
A good understanding of the role of the Medical Secretary is required and previous experience would be beneficial.
Good organisational and planning skills with excellent communication and time management skills.
The ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision and the ability to work as part of a team to manage and help staff through change.
A positive attitude to change and proactive attitude to implement changes to meet service demands.
It is essential that applicants have good interpersonal skills and can develop strong working relationships across multi-disciplinary teams.

Working for our organisation

The successful applicant will be joining the Surgery team at a very busy time and will provide vital help to the secretarial teams during periods of change and challenge,  alongside the Trusts HTP developments.

This role will be in partnership with the existing Medical Secretary Supervisor providing cross cover and will involve cross site working.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust can offer you a great opportunity to work within helpful friendly teams, with excellent professional NHS job development opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description. 

Candidate Pack
Apply Now

The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

By submitting your application to Trac, you are giving your consent for parts of your application data to be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and other secure, internal NHS Workforce systems. This is to support and manage your recruitment and employment within your employing organisation. 

If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

Look around a little and browse our jobs...

There are many exciting opportunities available for dedicated and loyal staff at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

Is it time you made a change?

 

Search Nursing Jobs
Search Doctors Jobs
Search Clinical Support Jobs
Search Non Clinical Jobs

Need help applying?

If you have any problems applying online please contact us on sath.recruitment@nhs.net or call 01743 492 402 for Non-Medical positions OR sath.medicalrecruitment@nhs.net  or call 01952 641222 for Medical Recruitment.

 

Testimonials