East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Medical PA Respiratory

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs


North East England
Temporary
Admin and Clerical
GBP 25,760 - 27,476 per year

Posted 13 hour(s) ago

Reference: 2380305


Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic organised Personal Assistant to work within a small administration team. You will provide support and information packs for lung cancer pathway, deal with appointment queries, booking and cancellations. You will be responsible for cleansing and sending appointment letters, emails and EPIC inbasket management for 8 consultants, 2 Registrars, 5 Nurses and 1 Physiotherapist This is a part time role on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2027 Proposed Interview date: 22nd October 2026

Main duties of the job

General office administration, including emails, telephone calls and voicemails, inbaskets/pools andpost.

Supporting respiratory consultants, physiotherapists, clinical nurse specialists and other clinicalteams with day-to-day administrative and secretarial duties.

Managing correspondence, including cleaning clinic letters, referrals, and other clinical documentation (EBSUS/Bronchoscopy leaflets). Correspondences referring to 2WW Lung cancer patients must be actioned in a timely manner to meet Cancer FDS standard.

Arranging and managing outpatient appointments, including booking new patient and follow-up respiratory clinics for Lung cancer target clinics and clinical nurse specialist clinics, monitoring clinic ultisation. Most booking is completed centrally by the contact center.

Communicating with patients and relatives, responding to queries professionally and directing clinical questions to the appropriate clinician.

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 that Time Matters to 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

02 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per rota per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR912-26

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

United Kingdom


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
  • Previous administrative roles
  • Experience in communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation
Desirable
  • Experience of working with members of the public
  • Experience within Respiratory services
  • NHS experience
Qualifications
Essential
  • GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
  • NVQ level 3 in Administration/secretarial
Desirable
  • Epic Training
Knowledge
Essential
  • Understanding of NHS processes and terminology
  • Confidentiality and data protection
  • IT Skills
Desirable
  • Able to manage unpredictable workload and interruptions
  • NHS electronic-record system skills (EPIC)
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Previous administrative roles
  • Experience in communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation
Desirable
  • Experience of working with members of the public
  • Experience within Respiratory services
  • NHS experience
Qualifications
Essential
  • GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
  • NVQ level 3 in Administration/secretarial
Desirable
  • Epic Training
Knowledge
Essential
  • Understanding of NHS processes and terminology
  • Confidentiality and data protection
  • IT Skills
Desirable
  • Able to manage unpredictable workload and interruptions
  • NHS electronic-record system skills (EPIC)
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

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

United Kingdom


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

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

United Kingdom


Employer's website

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