Pathway Co-ordinator (Medical Secretary)

UHDB; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust seeks a part-time Pathway Co-ordinator (Medical Secretary) for 9 months. You will join the administration team delivering efficient secretarial support to clinicians, including typing, appointment scheduling and diary management, with strong communication skills and a professional approach.

The role requires IT proficiency, familiarity with Trust systems (Lorenzo/TPRO) and the ability to prioritise workloads in a busy outpatient

Qualifications

• Experience in typing clinical correspondence
• Ability to schedule appointments and manage diaries
• Familiarity with medical terminology and Trust systems

Responsibilities

• Typing clinical correspondence, appointment scheduling, diary management and handling telephone queries.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of the 18-week RTT process and Trust Patient Access Policy.

Skills

IT skills

Typing speed

Trust systems access

workload management

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Audio typing qualifications

Medical secretary experience

Tools

Word

Excel

Internet & Email systems

Job description

Pathway Co-ordinator (Medical Secretary)

Band 3

Main area Gynaecology Grade Band 3 Contract 9 months (Fixed term/Secondment) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday) Job ref 320-W&C-1239-A

Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 26/11/2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff, you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen at the Royal Derby Hospital for a part time Medical Secretary position for a 9 month fixed term/secondment.

You will be part of the administration team providing an efficient and professional medical secretarial service, within an established team of Clinicians.

You should be an enthusiastic and motivated team player with excellent communication and problem solving skills. The ideal candidate will be required to possess high levels of tact, diplomacy with the ability to prioritise your own workload effectively.

Responsibilities of this role cover a wide range of administration and secretarial duties including typing clinical correspondence, appointment scheduling, diary management and dealing with a wide range of telephone queries.A flexible approach to workload is essential.

The ideal candidate should have a broad range of administrative skills.

Main duties of the job

Previous secretarial or administration experience.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• An understanding of the 18-week RTT process
• Knowledge of the Trust Patient Access Policy
• Knowledge and familiarisation of medical terminology
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, Internet and email systems
• RSA II or equivalent qualification / equivalent experience
• NVQ level III Business and Administration or equivalent knowledge and skills
• Audio typing qualification or experience desirable
• Minute taking experience preferred but training can be provided

Interview date: 26 November 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

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Person specification

Experience & Knowledge

• The ability to plan, organise and prioritise own work load and work to specified deadlines
• To be able to demonstrate the ability to work within a team
• Understanding of the Trust’s Patient Access Policy and its contents
• Experience of working in a supervisory or mentoring role

Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements

• Educated to GCSE or equivalent
• Audio typing qualifications or experience
• Medical secretary experience

Skills and Ability

• Demonstrates IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office packages
• To be able to demonstrate the ability to work towards deadlines
• Trained / access to Trust systems such as Lorenzo and TPRO
• Good level of typing speed and accuracy
• Ability to plan and delegate within the team and manage day to day workload

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position, we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.