Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary in the Cardiology Department based at Ipswich Hospital on a fixed term contract for 6 months.

This is a busy department working closely with the Medical Teams, Nursing Team, Outpatients Department, and other hospitals.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and provide an efficient and effective secretarial service.

Youwill be responsible for ensuring that the administration needed to support the running of this busy department is completed in a timely way within target timeframes and for the management of 18 weeks and other targets within this speciality. Attention to detail is a must as are excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and plan.

This is a key role within the department. For internal candidates, we will also be able to offer a secondment opportunity or a developmental post.

Main duties of the job

• To manage and support allocated Consultant and team in the Team Leader's absence.
• To ensure a high standard of secretarial and administrative service are consistently delivered by undertaking / delegating all required tasks and activities on a daily basis.
• To utilise the required technology / hospital systems including Evolve / Epic and any other new technology or system(s) that are introduced and support other team members to do so to deliver an efficient administrative and secretarial service.
• To recommend and support the implementation of service improvements to own and team working practice to improve workflow.
• To train and develop other team members to ensure competencies are developed, sustained and updated and to deliver the required administrative and secretarial service in a changing working environment.

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 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR949-26

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Job description Job responsibilities For full details of theresponsibilitiesand dutiesof this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Excellent clerical/secretarial background, with proven experience
• Microsoft Applications
• Work involving the public

Desirable

• NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

• 5 GCSEs, C or above, including English & Maths
• Medical Terminology
• RSA/OCR 2-3 Text Production / Word Processing
• RSA/OCR 2-3 Audio Typing

Desirable

• AMSPAR or working towards
• Bighand Experience
• ECDL

Knowledge

Essential

• Data Proctection
• Ability to be able to communicate well with others at all levels

Personal Skills

Essential

• Works well under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Works on their own initiative
• Ability to multi-task
• Team player
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good eye for detail
• Ability to think laterally
• Calm

Person Specification Experience Essential Excellent clerical/secretarial background, with proven experience Microsoft Applications Work involving the public Desirable NHS experience Qualifications Essential 5 GCSEs, C or above, including English & Maths Medical Terminology RSA/OCR 2-3 Text Production / Word Processing RSA/OCR 2-3 Audio Typing Desirable AMSPAR or working towards Bighand Experience ECDL Knowledge Essential Data Proctection Ability to be able to communicate well with others at all levels Personal Skills Essential Works well under pressure and to strict deadlines Works on their own initiative Ability to multi-task Team player Good interpersonal skills Good eye for detail Ability to think laterally Calm

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

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

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

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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