Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time Closing 04/01/2026 23:59
Medical Support Secretary/Admin
Band 3
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
Do you enjoy typing and administration? Then you may like to train to be a medical secretary or work in a role with complex administration.
Maybe you have completed further education and are looking for a role. If this sounds of interest to you then we would love you to apply for the one of our Support Secretary vacancies!
There are opportunities in Medical and Surgical specialities and a range of part time and full time roles. The role is based within the Medical Secretarial Service at Broomfield Hospital, and comes with some great benefits including, a very generous holiday allowance, a brilliant pension and the opportunity to work with some great people.
We would welcome applications for full time or part time or job share, we can offer fixed term contracts too if that would be of interest. We offer a range of formal training with some great apprenticeships starting with the basics and going through the various levels – if you qualify the Trust even offer apprenticeships that will lead all the way to a degree.
Please note this post is a 6-month fixed term contract and we are unable to offer VISA sponsorship for this role.
Main duties of the job
What do you need to have to apply? You need to have really good keyboard skills and enjoy typing. You also need the skills to manage admin tasks. Critically you should be enthusiastic; this is a very fast paced and demanding service so you need to be prepared for that. You also need to be very well organised, responsive and be able to work on own initiative.
Typing and administrative tasks associated with patient care
Supporting medical secretaries and following strict confidentiality protocols.
The Medical Secretarial Service employs over 160 staff supporting the Trust consultants and their teams in 22 specialities with administrative and secretarial functions. The secretarial service is fundamental and forms the foundation for the support of all clinical activity.
The role can be demanding at times, however, our friendly teams thrive on working hard and supporting each other to fulfil the job role.
Currently we also have to manage physical patient health records so you need to be fit enough to lift up to 10kg - this is essential requirement for the role.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are looking for an exciting Medical Support Secretary role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good general education i.e. GCSE level including English and Maths or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of working in fast paced environment demonstrated through work history and supporting information
* RSA or equivalent experience
* NHS experience
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
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