Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Band 3 - Medical Secretary Support

The closing date is 20 February 2026

Job summary

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested

The post holder will provide a comprehensive administrative and business support to the departments within the Rehabilitation Services.

To work as part of a team and to carry out administrative duties on a day to day basis. This may include covering essential and appropriate operational duties in the absence of colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Ensure all processes are completed timely, accurately and identified information systems are updated to agreed standards.

To support clinicians within the service with identified administration tasks.

Produce a range of correspondence, ensuring all documents are accurate and produced to a high standard.

On a daily basis, make and receive telephone calls to/from patients, staff and people from outside organisations ensuring any actions are dealt with appropriately.

Liaise with staff groups to arrange clinical investigations or procedures. Ensure any results required are available and escalate any issues to avoid delays in the patient pathway.

Participate within the patient pathway ensuring information about care is clearly communicated to the correct clinical teams.

About us

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

16 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-7778386-ASR

Job locations

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre,

91 Oak Tree Lane,

Birmingham

B29 6JA


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please see full job description

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. ***

This role isNOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please see full job description

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. ***

This role isNOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Level 4 or equivalent in Maths and English

Desirable

  • AMSPAR

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in a similar medical/ secretarial role
  • Experience of co-ordinating diaries and arranging meetings

Desirable

  • Experience and understanding of medical terminology
  • Experience working in the NHS or public sector

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to use word processing packages (word, excel, powerpoint and outlook)
  • Ability to take accurate minutes/notes
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of using audio dictation technology
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE Level 4 or equivalent in Maths and English

Desirable

  • AMSPAR

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience in a similar medical/ secretarial role
  • Experience of co-ordinating diaries and arranging meetings

Desirable

  • Experience and understanding of medical terminology
  • Experience working in the NHS or public sector

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to use word processing packages (word, excel, powerpoint and outlook)
  • Ability to take accurate minutes/notes
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of using audio dictation technology

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre,

91 Oak Tree Lane,

Birmingham

B29 6JA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre,

91 Oak Tree Lane,

Birmingham

B29 6JA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Support Manager

Gemma Penzer

gemma.penzer@nhs.net

01214663202

Details

Date posted

16 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-7778386-ASR

Job locations

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre,

91 Oak Tree Lane,

Birmingham

B29 6JA


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