University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Breast Screening Medical Secretary
The closing date is 13 May 2026
We are looking for a proactive person with administrative experience to join a friendly team as part of the integrated Breast Service. The role will provide secretarial support to the management of the Breast Screening Programme in both East and West Sussex based at the Park Centre for Breast Care with occasional travel to the Breast unit in Worthing.
Job responsibilities
Provide an efficient, effective medical secretarial service to the Breast Screening Department in both East Sussex Brighton and Hove and West Sussex, supporting the service with contract maintenance, rota systems, facilities lead for both screening services, organising meetings and taking minutes and pulling data.
Use the National Breast Screening Service database and CRIS system to ensure that the service runs in accordance with policy.
To review the contracts, ensuring you communicate when they are up for renewal and working with internal and external services to extend or renew contracts whilst keeping master copies up to date.
Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.
If you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
Person Specification
Experience and Qualifications
* Extensive secretarial and administrative experience in a medical environment
* Experience of dealing with the general public
* Experience of Microsoft office and Teams
* Experience of working with quality management systems/quality assurance
* Experience of working with in Breast Screening Programme and systems
* Communication skills - ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels
* Organisational skills, minute taking arranging meetings
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
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
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
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