Wye Valley NHS Trust

Medical Secretary - Respiratory (INTERNAL)

The closing date is 19 February 2026

Job summary

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to support the Respiratory department as a Medical Secretary for 37.5 hours per week, on a permanent basis. The required hours of the post will be Monday - Friday 7.5 hours per day.

This is a challenging role supporting a busy clinical team. We are looking for an individual who will be highly motivated to take on a new challenge, in return this post will offer excellent development opportunities and the option to take part in further administration qualifications.

The successful candidate will require excellent organisational and communication skills, demonstrate the ability to work self-sufficiently, using their own initiative and be willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet the needs of the service. The individual must also have the ability to work well under pressure and have the desire to provide a first class service for patients and the clinical teams.

Previous experience of working within a Healthcare environment is desirable but not essential. To discuss this opportunity further, please contact Laura Edwards on extension 1862

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this job is to be responsible for providing a full secretarial and PA service to the Medical Division. The role involves working for Consultants and their team, typing clinical correspondence, reports, etc using the digital system, general administrative duties within the Respiratory team, but there may need to be flexibility in working through Division as service needs require.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Details

Date posted

06 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-7789474

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education and GCSE in English and Mathematics or equivalent

Desirable

  • Secretarial Qualification or relevant experiance
  • RSA Stage 3 Typing/Word Processing or equivalent

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with a wide range of people
  • Ability to deal with situations tactfully
  • IT knowledge and computer skills

Desirable

  • Medical Terminology

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision
  • Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
  • Reliable and flexible

Desirable

  • Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education and GCSE in English and Mathematics or equivalent

Desirable

  • Secretarial Qualification or relevant experiance
  • RSA Stage 3 Typing/Word Processing or equivalent

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with a wide range of people
  • Ability to deal with situations tactfully
  • IT knowledge and computer skills

Desirable

  • Medical Terminology

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision
  • Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
  • Reliable and flexible

Desirable

  • Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Administration Manager

Laura Edwards

laura.edwards4@wvt.nhs.uk

01432355444

Details

Date posted

06 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-MED-7789474

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow road

Hereford

HR1 2ER


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