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


Company:	Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Ipswich, IP4 5PD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Sept 2026
Closing date:	9 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team player to provide secretarial support to the Gastroenterology department as a Medical Secretary.

This is a key role in a busy department that works closely with the Medical Teams, Nursing Team, Outpatients Department, the endoscopy unit and the wider hospital teams.

You will be part of a friendly patient focussed team, delivering high quality care to patients referred to the Gastroenterology team in Ipswich.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the administration needs of the department are completed in a timely way.

You will ensure that timeframes are met for the management of patient pathways in accordance with Referral to Treatment targets.

You will support team members by having a flexible approach to both workload, additional tasks and working patterns.

For this post you will require attention to detail as well as excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and plan.

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 bring what’s widely 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 Sunday 13 Sep 2026

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