Medical Secretary - Gynaecology | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Ebrill 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Walsall, WS2 9PS |
| Cwmni: | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7810697/407-WCCSS-7810697 |
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The Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has a vacancy for a part time (22 hours) Medical Secretary to work within the Gynaecology Department. The vacancy will be a permanent contract.
To provide comprehensive secretarial and administration support, handling first line enquiries from patients, relatives and staff and coordinating waiting lists and clinics for an assigned group of clinicians.
PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
To provide a comprehensive, medical audio and word-processing service to the clinical team. This includes typing of clinic letters, taking & typing of minutes at meetings, discharge summaries and medico-legal reports.
Exercising judgement when dealing with enquiries from patients, staff or external stakeholders, analysing information to resolve issues for e.g. in booking appointments, scheduling clinics, arranging meetings and managing diary commitments for clinical team.
Please also refer to the Job Description attached.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job Summary and Main responsibilities
To provide comprehensive medical secretarial and administration support, handling first line enquiries from patients, relatives and staff and coordinating waiting lists and clinics for an assigned group of clinicians.
Key Responsibilities
1. To provide a comprehensive, medical audio and word-processing service to the clinical team. This includes typing of clinic letters, taking & typing of minutes at meetings, discharge summaries and medico-legal reports.
2. Obtaining medical notes to assist the clinical team with the management of appointments, keeping track of referrals to ensure patients are promptly reviewed and appropriate follow up arrangements are in place in line with patient pathway.
3. To answer the telephone promptly and politely, telephoning patients where appropriate using tact, discretion and empathy in all situations.
4. Liaising with patients and relatives, providing routine information e.g. about appointments or clinic information, which may require tact and persuasive skills or where there are barriers to understanding.
5. Exercising judgement when dealing with enquiries from patients, staff or external stakeholders, analysing information to resolve issues for e.g. in booking appointments, scheduling clinics, arranging meetings and managing diary commitments for clinical team.
6. Maintaining accurate processing and storage of clinical records via both electronic systems and paper based records to include maintaining electronic waiting list, appointing/unappointing as appropriate, data entry, transcribing letters and minutes. Ensure all letters and discharge summaries are copied to the appropriate professionals and to patients.
7. Managing own workload, ensuring compliance with standards relevant to the role and department, ensuring that a quality service is provided according to agreed policies and Standard Operating Procedures, referring to Manager where appropriate.
8. Ordering and maintaining office supplies and stationery, and other stock items as appropriate. This may include cash handling and the authorisation of requisitions within agreed limits.
9. Have responsibility for adhering to all relevant Trust policies, and ensuring that team members do likewise, and proposing practice changes within own area/department.
General office duties, including incoming and outgoing mail, e-mail, photocopying. Participate in housekeeping of office environment.
This advert closes on Monday 16 Mar 2026