Support Medical Secretary | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 December 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HW |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7651415/387-S1415-LMG |
Summary
We are looking for an organised and motivated individual to join our medical secretary team within the GI Surgery and Physiology department. The department is the specialist tertiary centre for the South West of England receiving referrals from other hospitals to treat complex conditions using cutting edge technology such as robotic surgery. This is an exciting time to join the division of surgery as the elective care centre opens in September providing state of the art operating theatres increasing surgical capacity. This role provides secretarial support to all four GI subspecialties. You’ll be at the centre of a fast-paced, varied environment where no two days are the same, working closely with clinicians and colleagues to make a real difference to patient care.
The administration team is based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary site and the post holder will not be required to work from other trust locations. This role is Monday - Friday with flexible working opportunities available, such as a hybrid working from home schedule, and flexible start times of between 8-9am. The successful candidate can work from home one day a week once working independently.
We welcome and encourage discussions about the role and visits to the department. Please get in touch with the listed contacts for this role to help you decide whether the job could be suitable for you.
The role will include:
• Maintaining accurate filing systems, including receiving incoming post, and scanning patient notes to the PAS
• Supporting the senior secretaries to ensure correspondence is typed and dispatched accurately and efficiently, including independently typing letters when required
• Utilising and maintaining the departmental diagnostic tracker by proactively checking and sorting test reports, passing information on to clinical team, and completing follow up actions as required
If you meet the role requirements, have a positive attitude, a commitment to personal development and service improvement, and want a role that challenges you, then we would encourage you to apply for this post. To give yourself the best chance of being shortlisted, please outline how you meet each of the criteria listed in the person specification.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Dec 2025
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