Medical Secretary/PA - General Medicine

To provide a comprehensive personal assistant/secretarial service in support of the Consultant and associated medical team, ensuring the provision of an efficient and reliable service.

Main duties of the job

For full details of the job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response.

Working for our organisation

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the job Role and Person Specification, please see attached Job Description.

The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response.

Please note that a Certificate of Sponsorship is not available for this position as it does not meet one or more of the required criteria. For more information on eligible roles please visit

Education and qualifications

• Good standard of general education (including Maths and English GCSE or equivalent)

Experience and knowledge

• Previous experience as PA or secretary/administration experience
• Previous NHS or related environment
• Customer care experience

Skills and abilities

• Able to demonstrate skills that ensure tasks are completed accurately and within a given timeframe.
• Knowledge of the hospital administration system
• Understanding of databases
• Able to take minutes.
• Clear and precise communication skills
• Good telephone manner
• Able to work in a pressured environment.
• Able to meet deadlines.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good organisational skills
• Friendly and helpful manner
• Caring attitude
• Attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to working hours to meet the needs of the service.
• Ability to work on own initiative or part of a team.

Application numbers

Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications.

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