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Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Medical Secretary, Oncology, Worcestershire Royal Hospital

The closing date is 24 September 2025

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Job summary

**THIS VACANCY IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS FROM WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST**

Senior Medical Secretary - Clinical/Medical Oncology

37.5 hours per week - 1-2 days home working offered as part of an existing rota

Based at the Worcestershire Oncology Centre within Worcestershire Royal Hospital

We are seeking a highly organised and compassionate medical secretary to join our existing team within the speciality of Medical/Clinical Oncology. As a vital member of our team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient administration of oncology services, providing essential support to our medical professionals and patients.

Interviews to take place on Friday 3rd October 2025

Main duties of the job

You will be required to provide a comprehensive secretarial service for the Consultant Oncologists and multi-disciplinary team in accordance with Trust/departmental policies and procedures.

You should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in addition to a clear understanding of patient confidentiality. You will need to be able to work both independently and as a member of this dynamic team to deliver a high quality, efficient service.Reliability, punctuality, integrity and the ability to work calmly under pressure are key qualities and excellent organisational skills are required.

You must possess a good working knowledge of IT packages and the ability to work across a mixed skill team. RSA II or equivalent together with audio typing experience are essential requirements for this role.

About us

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 a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

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

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring 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 to work 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 Timewise accreditation - 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 a DBS 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.

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-25-0801

Job locations

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD


Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Aware of self-presentation.
  • Able to work under pressure/to deadlines.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Able to work as part of a team.
  • Able to handle more than one job at once.
  • Positive attitude and not resistant to change.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Audio typing. Good organisational, written and communication skills. Able to produce accurate and timely work. Ability to prioritise workload. Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative. Excellent telephone manner. Use of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel).

Desirable

  • Knowledge of PAS Allscripts
  • Medical Terminology

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential criteria
  • GCSE or equivalent English & Maths RSA II or equivalent

Desirable

  • EDCL, AMSPAR Diploma/working towards or recognised training in medical secretarial work

Experience

Essential

  • Senior administrative experience, i.e PA, Service Navigator, etc. Providing secretarial support to a clinical team.

Desirable

  • Medical secretarial experience
  • Experience of working in the NHS or other large organisation
Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Aware of self-presentation.
  • Able to work under pressure/to deadlines.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Able to work as part of a team.
  • Able to handle more than one job at once.
  • Positive attitude and not resistant to change.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Audio typing. Good organisational, written and communication skills. Able to produce accurate and timely work. Ability to prioritise workload. Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative. Excellent telephone manner. Use of Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel).

Desirable

  • Knowledge of PAS Allscripts
  • Medical Terminology

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential criteria
  • GCSE or equivalent English & Maths RSA II or equivalent

Desirable

  • EDCL, AMSPAR Diploma/working towards or recognised training in medical secretarial work

Experience

Essential

  • Senior administrative experience, i.e PA, Service Navigator, etc. Providing secretarial support to a clinical team.

Desirable

  • Medical secretarial experience
  • Experience of working in the NHS or other large organisation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD


Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD


Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Directorate Support Officer

Laura Ashby

laura.ashby2@nhs.net

07751730779

Details

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-25-0801

Job locations

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR5 1DD


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