Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £24,937 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2025 23:59
Medical Secretary
Band 3/4
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute 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
Are you a secretary, PA or Are you In a different role currently and think you have skills that can transfer? Perhaps you work in a role with complex admin, or you have completed further education and looking for a role to get you into Healthcare.
We are offering a range of fabulous training including opportunities that start you in a support role with a fast track training programme to allow you to progress, through to apprenticeships that will take you all the way through to be able to obtain a degree.
We are offering some great flexibility on working hours and working patterns, full time, part time and job share, and full training and mentoring is available if required.
We have some great benefits including, a very generous holiday allowance, a brilliant pension and the opportunity to work with some great people and we have a wide range of support for staff covering a broad range of subjects such as child care, health and fitness and mental health, and financially supported schemes for travel such as cycle to work and discounted bus tickets .
What do you need to have to apply? You need to be enthusiastic and capable, as this is a very fast paced and demanding service. You need to be very well organised, responsive and be able to work on own initiative. Experience in role where you have developed great keyboard skills and the ability to deal with admin.
No VISA sponsorship available for this role
Previous candidates need not apply
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to support Consultants and their teams in all aspects of the administrative management of patient care including all clinical correspondence and acting as the liaison between all parties involved in the patient care, following strict confidentiality protocols.
Our 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.
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
Are you looking for an exciting Medical 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good standard of english and maths as per application form
* AMSPAR level 3
Skills
* RSA or equivalent
* Demonstrable experience of working in a fast paced environment
* Knowledge of EPR system
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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