Medical Secretary - Medical Oncology
The closing date is 15 December 2025
Job summary
Medical Secretary for Medical Oncology
The Renal, Haematology and Oncology directorate consists of three Care Groups; Renal Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology and Palliative Care.
The Oncology department provides a comprehensive service to the population of Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton Health Authority (approximately 610,000) and to some patients from Kingston and Richmond, Northwest Surrey, Croydon and South East London. The Department of Oncology provides expert services for the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of malignancy and provides comprehensive clinical care to patients using inpatient, outpatient, day care and community facilities.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the of the role are as follows:
- being responsible for the smooth running of the off site transcription service for the clinical team, within Trust targets.
- attend department meetings, take minutes and distribute agenda and papers as required.
- produce other general correspondence, which may include distressing or emotional contents, e.g. discharge summaries, memoranda and miscellaneous reports as required, ensuring all correspondence meets Trust standards.
- assist in the compilation of reports, audits, teaching materials, research papers and slides within agreed timeframes as required.
- prioritise incoming correspondence, ensuring that it is promptly dealt with by the appropriate member of staff.
About us
With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, St George's Hospital is the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.
The main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.
As well as acute hospital services, St Georges Hospital provides a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across south west London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases.
Details
Date posted
01 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£33,094 to £36,195 a year Per annum including inner london HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
200-7558321-DE-CA
Job locations
St George's University Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
Employer details
Employer name
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St George's University Hospital
Blackshaw Road
London
SW17 0QT
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager - Oncology and Palliative Care
Nathalie Vythelingum
Nathalie.Vythelingum@stgeorges.nhs.uk
02087253149
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