Medical Secretary - Medical Oncology | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

st georges nhs trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in southwest London is seeking a Medical Secretary for the Oncology department. The role involves managing the transcription service, attending meetings, producing varied correspondence, and assisting in report compilation. The ideal candidate should possess strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and experience in healthcare administration. This position ensures smooth operation within a fast-paced environment serving a large population.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles within healthcare.
• Ability to produce correspondence, including sensitive content.
• Familiarity with medical terminology is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the smooth running of the transcription service.
• Attend meetings and take minutes as required.
• Produce correspondence and ensure all meets Trust standards.
• Assist in compiling reports and teaching materials.
• Prioritize incoming correspondence promptly.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Medical Secretary for Medical Oncology

The Renal, Haematology and Oncology directorate consists of three Care Groups; Renal Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology and Palliative Care.

The Oncology department provides a comprehensive service to the population of Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton Health Authority (approximately 610,000) and to some patients from Kingston and Richmond, Northwest Surrey, Croydon and South East London. The Department of Oncology provides expert services for the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of malignancy and provides comprehensive clinical care to patients using inpatient, outpatient, day care and community facilities.

The main duties of the role are as follows:

• being responsible for the smooth running of the off site transcription service for the clinical team, within Trust targets.
• attend department meetings, take minutes and distribute agenda and papers as required.
• produce other general correspondence, which may include distressing or emotional contents, e.g. discharge summaries, memoranda and miscellaneous reports as required, ensuring all correspondence meets Trust standards.
• assist in the compilation of reports, audits, teaching materials, research papers and slides within agreed timeframes as required.
• prioritise incoming correspondence, ensuring that it is promptly dealt with by the appropriate member of staff.

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

The main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

As well as acute hospital services, St Georges Hospital provides a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across south west London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the postholder.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025