Senior Medical Secretary - General Surgery

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The closing date is 09 February 2026

*** This vacancy is currently only open to Herefordshire and Worcestershire NHS staff ***

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the General Surgery Directorate for a Senior Medical Secretary to work as part of the General surgery team. We are a strong, proactive team who welcome innovation and adaptability within the service.

The position is full time and the successful applicant will be based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital however cross site cover may be necessary to Alexandra Hospital or Kidderminster Hospital . We also offer some flexibility with home working for a limited amount of days per week.

As well as being part of the busy department, you'll be required to prioritise your own workload on a day-to-day basis. Excellent IT and communication skills are essential for this role.

You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity. We would require a strong communicator and dedicated team player.

We can offer you a friendly and supportive work environment where your work is valued. If this sounds like the role for you then apply now or email us to find out more.

To provide medical secretarial service to a Consultant/s and other medical staff in relation to their clinical duties.

Tomanage the Consultants waiting list and the booking of theatre lists in linewith Trust policy and national 18 week RTT guidelines.

To undertake medical audio typing duties including outpatient letters to General Practitioners, operation notes, discharge summaries andother official correspondence if required.

Torespond to enquiries from GPs, other Health Service personnel, patients and relatives

To participate in the use of PAS systems to establish patient information is kept as accurate as possible and producepatient documentation as required.

To undertake any other duties as may be required as appropriate by the Consultantor the Directorate Management Team in accordance to the needs of the service.

Towork using own initiative with minimal supervision, prioritising own workloadin line with objectives of the department and consultant teams.

Todeal with all incoming correspondence, phone and email in an efficient and effective way.

Toliaise with patients, relatives and staff demonstrating sensitivity and maintaining professionalism at all times.

Toassist in providing cover for other secretaries in the Medical Directorate toensure continuity of service to Consultant, medical staff, service users and patients.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to alarger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services fromthree sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and ourcaring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people towork with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewiseaccreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring aDBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

To provide medical secretarial service to a Consultant/s and other medical staff in relation to their clinical duties.

Tomanage the Consultants waiting list and the booking of theatre lists in linewith Trust policy and national 18 week RTT guidelines.

To undertake medical audio/copy typing duties including outpatient letters to General Practitioners, operation notes and letters, discharge summaries andother official correspondence if required.

To undertake responsibility to ensure any outsourced work for the Acute Clinics iscorrectly checked and uploaded to the Trust records and applications.

Torespond to enquiries from GPs, other Health Service personnel, patients and relatives

To participate in the collection and transmission of information to enable the Directorate to meet its objectives.

Toassist with sorting day to day post.

To participate in the introduction and use of IT and to provide IT support to colleagues.

To participate in the use of PAS systems to establish patient information is kept as accurate as…