Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative and Clerical
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 470-8416128-CJW-1
- Employer
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Newport
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Secretary
Band 4
Job overview
This post is only open for applications for internal applicants for Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
NHS Band 4 Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata per annum
Hours Per Week: Full time and Part time hours available
Contract Type: Permanent
We have an exciting opportunity for an experiences individual to join our busy and varied Orthopaedic Secretarial Team. We are looking for a Medical Secretary to complement our current team and we would love to hear from you if you have the necessary qualities and administrative experience to fulfil this role.
Main duties of the job
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
Working for our organisation
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a comprehensive secretarial/administrative service to the consultants and their
team within the busy Department of Orthopaedics’; enabling them to optimise clinical
commitment, and therefore facilitating the IOW Trust in achievement of its objectives and
targets.
It is essential that the post holder should exercise initiative and judgement using acquired
skill and knowledge and maintaining confidentiality at all times. Team work is essential due
to joining an established team.
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- RSA typing or relevant proven experience
- Good general education (3 GCSEs)
- Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Customer care
- ECDL
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Medical Secretarial experience
- Knowledge of PAS system
Experience
Essential criteria
- Secretarial experience
- Relevant Audio typing experience
- Be computer literate with a good working knowledge of Windows Packages, including Word
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Morrison
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01983 822099
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