Medical Secretary - Urology | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Aug 2026
Closing date:	12 Sept 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Medical Secretary to join the Urology Department in Ipswich Hospital.

We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and provide an efficient and effective support service to the clinicians, patients & medical secretaries.

The ideal candidate will have attention to detail, have excellent communication

skills and the ability to prioritise and plan. You must be able to work using your own initiative and be flexible to work where the need is greatest.

You should have a good level of clerical experience and good working knowledge of IT systems although full training in the use of our systems will be provided.

In this department you will be fully supported by management with regular training and development to help further career.

You will undertake a full range of secretarial and administrative duties for the Urology team including:

• Receive and open mail

• Perform routine tasks on own initiative

• Type general correspondence, clinic letters, discharge summaries, reports

• Receive dictation via Big Hand and upload letters to Evolve

• Update patient pathway following clinic appointment

• Manage the non-admitted PTL

• Assist Department Lead with Choose & Book Process

• Answer telephone and deal with enquiries, convey messages

• Maintain efficient filing systems

• Ad-hoc duties as delegated by Department Lead

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bringwhat’swidely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Aug 2026

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