Senior Medical Secretary

Integrated Care System; Bradford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System is seeking a full-time Senior Medical Secretary to join their Vascular team in Bradford. Responsibilities include managing patient pathways, outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, and ensuring effective communication within a multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organizational skills, be literate and numerate, and have previous medical secretarial experience. Qualified candidates should hold relevant diplomas and be proficient in Microsoft Office. This is a great opportunity for those looking to advance their secretarial careers.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.
• RSA III typing/word processing is highly desirable.
• Previous Medical Secretarial Experience required.

Responsibilities

• Managing an outpatient and inpatient waiting list.
• Arranging elective admissions and diary management.
• Audio transcription and word processing of clinical letters.

Skills

Literacy skills

Numeracy skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Shorthand

Education

GCSE standard

RSA III or equivalent

Medical Secretary Diploma

Advanced secretarial qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Patient Administration System

Job description

Go back Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Medical Secretary

The closing date is 05 August 2025

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 6th August 2025

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 11th August 2025

We have a vacancy for a full time Band 4 Senior Medical Secretary to join our Vascular team. This would be an exciting opportunity for anybody who wishes to progress their secretarial career or somebody who is looking to build on their current Medical Secretary experience.

Main duties of the job

For the role of the Senior Medical Secretary you will work within a multi-disciplinary team, and be responsible for a range of duties related to patient pathway management, including, but not limited to; managing an outpatient and inpatient waiting list for specific Consultants, arranging elective admissions, diary management, audio transcription and word processing of clinical letters, production of reports and other correspondence as required.

You should be literate and numerate, with excellent organisational, time management and IT skills and an ability to work without supervision.

RSA III typing/ word processing is highly desirable although a typing test will be required at interview. Medical secretarial and typing experience is desirable.

You will have a high standard of communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work with staff at all levels. You will have enthusiasm, motivation and demonstrate pride in your work.

If you feel you have the skills, experience and drive that it takes to be part of a Trust whose mission is to provide safe, high quality healthcare at all times to its population, we look forward to you application.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE standard*
• RSA III or equivalent typing/word processing
• Medical Secretary Diploma
• Advanced secretarial qualifications

Experience

• Previous Medical Secretarial Experience
• Experience in developing and implementing administrative systems, processes and procedures
• Line Management/supervisory experience including recruitment, appraisal, etc

Skills

• Literacy and Numeracy skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task
• Shorthand

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge and understanding of Microsoft Office packages, including Excel and Power-point, internet, e-mail etc...
• Knowledge of Patient Administration System (or equivalent system)
• Knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust