Medical Secretary

Urgent Medical Secretary needed

Location:

Bath

Term:
Temp – 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)

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.

• Provide a complete medical secretarial service including audio typing, filing, scanning, photocopying, and composition of letters; fast and accurate copy and audio typing service producing clinic letters and other documents.
• 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.
• Provide first point of contact, answering telephone enquiries, taking, and relaying messages politely and helpfully; use own judgement to establish priority and act appropriately. Arrange patient appointments when necessary.
• Monitor and check RTT (Referral to Treatment) outcomes/pathway 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.
• 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.

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

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