Medical Secretary - Urology
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dorchester, DT1 2JYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
The post-holder will work closely with the all members of staff in ensuring the delivery of a high quality service. This will require the utilisation ...
- To provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Urology team in order to facilitate the smooth, efficient and effective running of all elements of the service. All secretaries appointed to the Directorate have a shared responsibility to service the needs of the Directorate as appropriate.
- To act as a point of contact for patients/carers and other health professionals. Dealing with queries, providing information and escalating to the clinical team where appropriate. This will require a caring and empathetic approach and it will necessitate establishing communication networks with the team and with other appropriate health care professionals, both internal and external to the organisation.
- To work with the clinical and managerial teams to maintain and support departmental / divisional practice and procedures to ensure that both operational targets and quality standards are achieved.Assist in the achievement of Departmental Objectives
- To provide cover for members of the secretarial team during periods of leave or absence.
Right to Work in the UK: This role is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this post in line with UKVI regulations.
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential: - Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, including English at Grade C or above; - RSA stage III word processing or equivalent
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential: - Experience of working with computer systems, to include Microsoft Office, in a working/academic environment
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential
- Evidence of secretarial skills including excellent audio typing and minute taking skills
- Evidence of effective communication skills both written and oral
- Evidence of ability to respond quickly to changing priorities organising and prioritising own workload to meet deadlines
- Evidence of ability to work with minimal supervision
- Evidence of ability to exercise judgement when dealing with patient queries and to analyse and resolve problems
- Evidence of flexibility and ability to adapt to different areas of work
- An understanding of the meaning of confidentiality and the requirement for this to be maintained
Desirable: - Understanding of medical terms; - Ability to build and maintain good working relationships within a team
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
22 September 2026
Last checked
24 September 2026
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