Medical Secretary

Day Webster Limited; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency is urgently seeking a well-organised Medical Secretary to support a team in Bath. The temporary role, 37.5 hours per week, offers an hourly rate of £14.00 – £15.00, depending on experience. Responsibilities include providing secretarial services, liaising with healthcare professionals for patient care, and maintaining patient databases. Candidates must have prior experience. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a medical secretarial role is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a complete medical secretarial service including audio typing and filing.
• Organise papers for meetings and take notes.
• Liaise with healthcare professionals to provide quality service.
• Monitor and check treatment outcomes and assist booking clerks.

Job description

Urgent Medical Secretary

Location: Bath

Term: Temporary – 37.5 hours per week

Duration: 31.03.2026

Shift pattern: Monday – Friday

Rate: £14.00 – £15.00 per hour (depending on experience and payment method)

Job Summary

We are looking for a well‑organised and motivated Medical Secretary to join our client’s team. This is an excellent opportunity to gain or build on experience within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Provide a complete medical secretarial service including audio typing, filing, scanning, photocopying and composition of letters.
• Prepare and organise papers for meetings, attend, and take notes as necessary.
• Liaise with nurses, doctors and other members of the multi‑disciplinary team, including inpatient and outpatient booking teams, to provide a quality service for patients.
• Work as part of a team with shared responsibilities to ensure smooth running of the department.
• Act as the first point of contact, answering telephone enquiries, taking and relaying messages in a polite and helpful manner and using own judgement to establish the priority of issues and act accordingly. Arrange patient appointments when necessary.
• Monitor and check RTT (Referral to Treatment) outcomes/pathways and adjust if necessary; check patients have been correctly listed for treatments.
• Assist with the smooth running of consultant diaries and help organise meetings as appropriate.
• Deal with incoming correspondence, using initiative as appropriate.
• Develop and maintain computerised filing systems.
• Make best use of information technology.
• Check patients are correctly listed on patient databases and assist booking clerks as required.
• Assist in the fast‑track treatment for patients with cancer.
• Maintain an efficient system for tracing health records and retrieve reports from electronic databases (in‑house training provided).
• Provide secretarial cover across the directorate as necessary.
• Ensure that all relevant parties are informed of any leave to be taken by consultants and their teams.
• Be flexible to the needs of the Directorate and of the Trust as a whole.
• Maintain a tidy and pleasant office environment.

Requirements

• Only candidates with previous experience will be considered for these roles.

Please contact us ASAP if you are available for immediate consideration.

02032256232