Job vacancy: Medical Secretary - Cardiology, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Sandwell

Job summary

Main area

Cardiology

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 4

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

381-ME-7586068

Employer: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: SWBH NHS Trust
Town: Sandwell
Salary: £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/03/2026 23:59

Medical Secretary - Cardiology

NHS AfC: Band 4

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role requirements.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Relevant medical secretarial experience (or AMSPAR)

Qualifications

Essential criteria

GCE/GCSE English or equivalent, Grade C or above.
RSA II Typing/Word Processing or equivalent
AMSPAR Diploma (or relevant experience)

Desirable criteria

Shorthand qualification, 60 wpm or above.
Audio Typing qualification.
RSA III Typing/Word Processing or equivalent.

Multi-site working

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

· Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement

· Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and

· Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please note-If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Zaana Haq
Job title: Patient Administration Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07974106212

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