Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Support Secretary/Admin

The closing date is 16 September 2025

Job summary

Do you enjoy typing and administration? Then you may like to train to be a medical secretary or work in a role with complex administration.

Maybe you have completed further education and are looking for a role. If this sounds of interest to you then we would love you to apply for the one of our Support Secretary vacancies!

There are opportunities in Medical and Surgical specialities and a range of part time and full time roles. The role is based within the Medical Secretarial Service at Broomfield Hospital, and comes with some great benefits including, a very generous holiday allowance, a brilliant pension and the opportunity to work with some great people.

We would welcome applications for full time or part time or job share, we can offer fixed term contracts too if that would be of interest. We offer a range of formal training with some great apprenticeships starting with the basics and going through the various levels - if you qualify the Trust even offer apprenticeships that will lead all the way to a degree.

Please note this post is a fixed term contract ending 31.03.2026

Main duties of the job

What do you need to have to apply? You need to have really good keyboard skills and enjoy typing. You also need the skills to manage admin tasks. Critically you should be enthusiastic; this is a very fast paced and demanding service so you need to be prepared for that. You also need to be very well organised, responsive and be able to work on own initiative.

Typing and administrative tasks associated with patient care

Supporting medical secretaries and following strict confidentiality protocols.

The Medical Secretarial Service employs over 160 staff supporting the Trust consultants and their teams in 22 specialities with administrative and secretarial functions. The secretarial service is fundamental and forms the foundation for the support of all clinical activity.

The role can be demanding at times, however, our friendly teams thrive on working hard and supporting each other to fulfil the job role.

Currently we also have to manage physical patient health records so you need to be fit enough to lift up to 10kg - this is essential requirement for the role.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details

Date posted

09 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 a year Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-COR -BR-0557

Job locations

Broomfield

Broomfield

Chelmsford. Essex

CM1 7ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are looking for an exciting Medical Support Secretary role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are looking for an exciting Medical Support Secretary role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education in english and maths

Desirable

  • AMSPAR level 3

Specific Experience

Essential

  • Administrative experience

Desirable

  • RSA or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in fast paced environment

Desirable

  • NHS experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education in english and maths

Desirable

  • AMSPAR level 3

Specific Experience

Essential

  • Administrative experience

Desirable

  • RSA or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in fast paced environment

Desirable

  • NHS experience

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Broomfield

Chelmsford. Essex

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Broomfield

Chelmsford. Essex

CM1 7ET


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Administrator

Farzana Wahab

mse.medsecqueries@nhs.net

01245974638

Details

Date posted

09 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 a year Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-COR -BR-0557

Job locations

Broomfield

Broomfield

Chelmsford. Essex

CM1 7ET


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