Closing Date: 12th October 2025.
Shortlisting to take place commencing: 13th October 2025.
Interview expected to take place in the week commencing: 20th October 2025.
We have a vacancy for a Band 4 Senior Medical Secretary & Team Leader to join the Plastic Surgery department administrative team on a permanent basis. It is essential that the successful applicant is able to work effectively as part of the team supporting and assisting colleagues, whilst prioritising and managing their own workload.
For this role 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 outpatient and inpatient waiting lists, including arranging elective admissions and booking patients onto theatre lists; validation of patients RTT pathways, rescheduling appointments; diary management; audio transcription and word processing of clinical letters; production of reports and other correspondence as required for the Plastic Surgery services.
As well as providing a comprehensive administrative and secretarial function; the post holder will also help lead, manage, and develop a responsive administration service. This is to ensure effective and efficient management of resources to achieve national and local performance targets.
You should be literate and numerate, with excellent organizational, time management and IT skills and an ability to work without supervision.
Medical secretarial and admin experience is essential. An audio typing test will be required at interview.
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.
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
We value people
We are one team
We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
There will be an opportunity for interested candidates to join an MS Teams Meeting on Tuesday 30th September at 12.30 pm when there will be a short presentation by Oliver Swift, Service Manager, on the services provided by the Plastic Surgery Department, followed by a Q&A session. This will give potential candidates a chance to ask any questions about the role. Please contact lucy- to register your interest to attend this MS Teams event.