Medical Secretary, HPB


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£28,392 to £31,157 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Coventry, CV2 2DX
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	27 Aug 2026
Closing date:	10 Sept 2026

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Summary

To maintain an efficient office management system/procedures to enable the consultant and his/her team to optimise their patient care services. This will require: effective management of the consultants time, managing schedules and leave arrangements ensuring appropriate and timely communications with all relevant personnel, arranging meetings/events, composing and transcribing minutes proactively ensuring action points are raised and completed, preparation of correspondence and reports; effective management of the consultants office by establishing and maintaining efficient manual and electronic correspondence and documentation management systems; ensuring office equipment and stationery levels are maintained, processing orders as required and tracking patients through their pathway from initial referral to discharge To support team members. This will require: demonstrating and explaining Departmental practices and procedures; undertaking appropriate training and development with new and existing staff ensuring high standards of practice are maintained at all times; providing cross-cover on a reciprocal basis in the absence of colleagues and providing day to day supervision where required. Provide oversight to the Support Secretaries for associated administrative activities, such as patient bookings, appropriate documentation and typing, with local training. Use of hospital systems to effectively manage workload and RTT patient pathways. Liaise with patients over the phone for clinics, theatre bookings and general queries, providing feedback to Consultants and Admin Manager team for any urgent matters. Ensuring clear lines communication and correspondence in line with Trust policies and procedures. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

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