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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Medical Secretary

Description

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive confidential secretarial and administrative support to the Forensic Service / wider Multi-disciplinary team, ensuring efficient and smooth running of the service.

The post holder will be required to work in a busy and demanding environment and should be flexible and adaptable whilst having the ability to prioritise work and use their initiative in order to make sound judgements.

Main duties of the job:

  • Provide a comprehensive administrative service to the multidisciplinary teams, including processing all referrals, reports, correspondence, documentation, and related filing, and photocopying and scanning.
  • Ensure that all incoming post is date-stamped, scanned and distributed to the appropriate persons and that out-going mail is sorted according to internal, external departments and relevant agencies.
  • Type correspondence when required.
  • Maintain office filing systems and ensure information relating to service users is accessible to relevant staff, ensuring confidentiality at all times.
  • Maintain a standard filing system ensuring that the filing of patient notes, correspondence, questionnaires etc are kept up to date in line with record keeping policies.
  • Book interpreters and translators for clients' appointments and monitor confirmation of bookings and action as appropriate.

The Trust's mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary: £34,186 to £37,389 per annum
  • Agenda for Change pay scheme
  • Band 4
  • Permanent contract
  • Full-time working pattern

Skills

Required

  • MS Office applications
  • Audio typing
  • Touch Typing
  • EPR systems
  • RiO
  • Verbal communication skills
  • Office management skills

Nice to have

  • AMSAR
  • ECDL qualification
  • English and Arithmetic GCSE Grade C
  • Knowledge of Mental health terminology
  • Experience of working with people suffering from mental ill health

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9363-26-1232

Apply on East London NHS Foundation Trust