Support Medical Secretary
The closing date is 19 March 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Large Joints Services admin team at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for a Support Medical Secretary.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the Large Joints medical secretaries. The successful candidate will need to have excellent organisational skills, initiative, and good prioritisation skills.
The position provides the opportunity to work within a very supportive and welcoming team and to further develop your knowledge and skills.
You will need to be educated to GCSE level (or equivalent), have strong audio typing and should be proficient in using all aspects of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Outlook.
Please previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
To provide full and comprehensive assistant medical secretarial cover to support the Clinicians and Medical Secretarial department.
Ensure all routine clinical information and correspondence is up to date and available when required.
About us
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award‑winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
Job responsibilities
To provide full and comprehensive assistant medical secretarial cover to support the Clinicians and Medical Secretarial department.
Ensure all routine clinical information and correspondence is up to date and available when required.
Full job description added as a supporting document.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* OCR/RSA III or Medical Terminology Qualification or Relevant practical experience of full range of Secretarial procedures and software
Experience
* Experience working as a Secretary
* Articulate/experience of communication with varying levels within an organisation
* Working within in a team structure in a busy environment
Skills and Knowledge
* Advanced word processing/keyboard skills
* Customer care experience
* Audiotyping of complicated medical documents
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
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum Pro‑rata if part time
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