Medical Support Secretary - Cardiology

Medical Support Secretary - Cardiology

The closing date is 06 February 2026

If you like working as part of a team and can work accurately and meet deadlines, we want to hear from you.

We have a part time vacancy to support the Cardiology Department in Bristol to provide an efficient and effective patient‑focused service. The successful applicant will support the Cardiology Consultants. Key tasks will include typing and transcription of clinical and correspondence letters, as well as sending out patient letters, monitoring e‑mail inboxes, uploading results, scanning and maintaining patient records.

The role will work within the cardiology department supporting the senior secretaries and wider team to type clinical and correspondence letters. The role will also include supporting and communicating with patients and other professionals through emails and telephone calls.

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, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

• Experience of dealing with the public, both on the telephone and in person
• Clerical/administrative experience
• Previous NHS experience

• Effective and polite manner when dealing with people, both face to face and on the phone
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of accuracy
• Ability to work effectively in a busy team, adjust to change and motivate others
• Ability to work on your own, using your own initiative, if required
• Confidence to handle difficult conversations with patients, relatives and carers
• Ability to adapt to use new computer packages and programmes
• Effective organisational skills

• Educated to GCSE, grade C or above (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths

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.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)