East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Secretary - Dermatology

The closing date is 20 July 2025

Job summary

Medical Secretary - Dermatology - 37.5 hours - Fixed Term/Secondment until 24th May 2026.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be a part of the busy Dermatology department based at Ipswich Hospital. You will be working closely with the Medical Teams, Nursing Team, Outpatients Department, and other hospitals.

This is a key role within the Department. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and providean efficient and effective secretarial service and to cover theatre bookings.

You will support the provision of an efficient and comprehensive secretarial support service to the Consultants and medical staff.

Main duties of the job

To maintain a high standard of secretarial service to meet the needs of the clinical team within the Dermatology Department, ensuring that accurate and up to date typing of clinic letters and correspondence is achieved through digital dictation / audio.

You will be required to deal with queries from patients, GPs and other medical teams regarding patient care.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR458-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

IP4 5PD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Good clerical / secretarial / admin background, proven experience.
  • Microsoft Office applications including Word, Powerpoint, Excel and IT skills
  • Work involving contact with members of the public.

Desirable

  • Lorenzo experience
  • NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
  • Further higher education

Desirable

  • NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Good keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS policies
  • Medical terminology
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Good clerical / secretarial / admin background, proven experience.
  • Microsoft Office applications including Word, Powerpoint, Excel and IT skills
  • Work involving contact with members of the public.

Desirable

  • Lorenzo experience
  • NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
  • Further higher education

Desirable

  • NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Good keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS policies
  • Medical terminology

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operations Coordinator

Jessica Brame

Jessica.Brame@esneft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

10 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR458-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

IP4 5PD


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