Medical Secretary – Paediatrics: Sponsorship Available

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Job summary

Are you an experienced NHS medical secretary looking to work within a friendly, established team and in a flexible and supportive working environment? If your answers are yes please read on…

We have an exciting Medical Secretary positions available, based at Sandwell Hospital working as part of the Paediatric administration team

This Position is for 24 hours per week

We are a fun, friendly team of secretaries, and looking for someone to join us who is also a team player. This position will be based at Sandwell Hospital. We offer flexible working with the option for some working from home days each week.

The key minimum requirements for this position are the AMSPAR qualification, or a minimum of 2 years previous medical secretary experience.

Candidates should also have experience of managing 18 week pathways and waiting list management, plus knowledge and evidence of patient information systems and other relevant IT systems. Personal organisation, great communication skills and the ability to priorities workloads to juggle the ever changing priorities of the NHS are also essential, as is the experience of working in a fast paced environment.

Main duties of the job

Actively managing the administrative processes associated with patient pathways and contributing to the effectiveness of clinical teams (including patient experience, patient flow and waiting list management) for specialty teams.

Co-ordinating, navigating and tracking a caseload of patients efficiently and effectively through their care pathway i.e. outpatients, day case, diagnostics and inpatients from referral to treatment and discharge for Paediatrics.

Providing secretarial and administrative support to Consultants and clinical teams to support the delivery of high quality co-ordinated and integrated care including liaison with patients, careers GP’s and other service users.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience within the NHS.
  • Knowledge of waiting list / patient management systems.
  • Knowledge of PAS systems and other relevant databases.

Desirable

  • Experince of managing 18week pathway
  • Cancer Services knowledge and/or experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • Amspar or RSA Typing level 2
  • Medical Terminology
  • GCSE English and Maths grade C and above

Desirable

  • RSA Typing Level 2
  • AMSPAR

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 5 October 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.