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The closing date is 22 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to become part of the Hepatology service at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This position would involve working within our established administration team as a Medical Secretary. The admin team work extremely hard behind the scenes to ensure that patients have a positive experience when they have contact with the service and we are seeking an individual who will be able to further enhance this team.

We are looking for a committed individual who can demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and work effectively as part of a team.

As a secretary and a member of the admin team, you will need to be able to demonstrate strong verbal communication skills, be able to use your own initiative and be computer literate. You will have a confident telephone manner and will possess the ability to work accurately, work independently and as part of a team and have good attention to detail.

You will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of secretarial and administrative duties and the provision of administrative support to the multidisciplinary team.

Duties can include, but are not limited to, the processing of information (electronic and hard copy) in a timely manner, liaising with multidisciplinary team members and external agencies such as Primary Care and Community service providers in accordance with current policies.

To provide a comprehensive Medical Secretary and PA service to Consultants, including coordinating meetings, optimising Clinic time, ensuring compliance with CCG requirements, producing clinic letters, other documents and dealing with patient and GP queries and concerns in a sympathetic and constructive manner.

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people — patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together, Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

The position will be for 18.75 hours a week working on a Tuesday and Friday.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment.

As per Home Office guidelines, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

The advert will close at midnight on 22 December 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 16 January 2026.

At Cambridge University Hospitals we support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, a shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme includes providing reduced‑cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital sites. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites, the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals are free, as is parking for eligible staff.

All CUH campus food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. We recently launched the first staff pod break spaces, located in the Deakin Centre, and provide a colleague‑only café with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area to rest, refuel and recharge. This is part of our commitment to support good working days.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

• Educated to A Level or Level 3 Business Admin / IT qualification or equivalent experience, including an English GCSE pass at Grade 4 or above and Maths GCSE pass at Grade 4 or above
• Touch‑typing certificate or equivalent experience
• Audio‑typing experience
• Medical Terminology Certificate or equivalent

• Experience of administrative work
• Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks
• Working within guidelines and developing administrative processes
• Customer service and dealing with enquiries in difficult situations
• Data entry and producing reports
• Experience of IT packages – Microsoft Office
• Secretarial and/or administrative including diary management, coordinating and arranging meetings, minute‑taking and developing templates
• Allocate and monitor work of others
• Familiarity with Epic computer system
• Experience of working in the NHS

• Understanding confidentiality and data protection
• Understanding of customer services
• Office procedures
• Knowledge of Trust information systems

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills – telephone, e‑mail, face‑to‑face
• Ability to organise and manage own timekeeping to schedule and meet deadlines
• Ability to adapt to change
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents, both electronic and hard copy
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Willing to take on and learn new skills
• Accurate and speedy typing and keyboard skills
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues, according to the Trust values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent.

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.