Non Clinical - Support Medical Secretary for General Surgery

  • Department Medical Secretaries - General Surgery
  • Salary £24,937.00 – £26,598 per annum
  • Closing Date 31/10/2025
  • Location The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 3
  • Job ref 223-SMS-795
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Fixed Term - 12 months
  • Hours 37.5

Job overview

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.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the General Surgery Secretary team within the Surgical Centre.  We are looking for three motivated and ambitious candidates to provide valuable support to our growing specialty teams 

Applicants should already possess 4 GCSEs (grades 9-4) or equivalent, knowledge of MS office, general office experience and have a helpful nature, approaching tasks with an enthusiastic and focused attitude. 

Main duties of the job

The post holders will undertake general support duties within each team, helping to ensure an efficient and well-rounded service is provided. They will be expected to move around the teams to meet service needs and work accurately to deadlines with the ability to manage and prioritise their own workload, after induction training. 

This will include all aspects of secretarial duties, predominantly audio transcribing patient letters and clinical correspondence, alongside scanning, filing and any other support tasks requested by the Medical Secretaries and Supervisors.

The ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload is essential, as are good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a variety of staff groups at all levels. The successful applicants will work as part of a team and will gain valuable experience in the day-to-day management of busy Medical Secretaries offices.

Working for your organisation

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a great team of established Medical Secretaries, who will be available to offer training, support and guidance as they welcome you into this role. 

This is a growing service in the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and this role will provide vital support to the existing team to ensure we maintain our quality of service to our consultants and, ultimately, to our patients.  

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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.

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