Secretary for Sleep Medicine, NIV and Respiratory Healthcare
| Posting date: | 02 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 November 2025 |
| Location: | MARGATE, CT9 4AN |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7420461/344-0461QEH |
Summary
A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
Working as first point of contact on behalf of the Respiratory NIV and Asthma nursing team and the Trust and deal effectively and courteously with all enquiries from GPs, patients and other departments, under the leadership and guidance of a senior medical secretary.
The successful applicant will be able to effectively prioritise their workload working on their own initiative as well as part of a team to access all enquiries, deal with these effectively and proactively to ensure a safe and smooth pathway for all our patients.
Complete audio clinical letters and other correspondence as required by thesenior nurses and their teams within agreed timeframes. Proactively take forward any instructions from the medical team, including collating and sending equipment where appropriate, making follow up and new appointments.
Monitor and ensure clinics are always fully utilised and cached up fully. The regular use of multiple IT systems including EPR, PAS, Sunrise and EDNs on a daily basis plus regular review of the team’s PTL for validation and new and follow up appointments.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.
Please scroll down to view the Job Description and Person Specification found under 'Supporting Documents'.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Oct 2025
Working as first point of contact on behalf of the Respiratory NIV and Asthma nursing team and the Trust and deal effectively and courteously with all enquiries from GPs, patients and other departments, under the leadership and guidance of a senior medical secretary.
The successful applicant will be able to effectively prioritise their workload working on their own initiative as well as part of a team to access all enquiries, deal with these effectively and proactively to ensure a safe and smooth pathway for all our patients.
Complete audio clinical letters and other correspondence as required by thesenior nurses and their teams within agreed timeframes. Proactively take forward any instructions from the medical team, including collating and sending equipment where appropriate, making follow up and new appointments.
Monitor and ensure clinics are always fully utilised and cached up fully. The regular use of multiple IT systems including EPR, PAS, Sunrise and EDNs on a daily basis plus regular review of the team’s PTL for validation and new and follow up appointments.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country.
Please scroll down to view the Job Description and Person Specification found under 'Supporting Documents'.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Oct 2025