Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary to join the Oncology Department at Northampton General Hospital on a 6-month fixed-term contract.

Our Oncology service is fast-paced and dynamic, supporting patients through complex treatment pathways. We are looking for an experienced, highly organised Medical Secretary with excellent communication, typing and administrative skills to join our friendly and dedicated team.

The successful candidate will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to a team of consultants and clinicians, playing a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of patient care. You will be responsible for managing correspondence, clinic letters, and appointments, maintaining accurate patient records, and liaising with patients, clinical staff, and external services.

A good understanding of medical terminology and previous experience within a hospital or oncology setting would be an advantage. Familiarity with hospital systems is desirable.

You will need to demonstrate strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage a busy and varied workload while maintaining a high standard of accuracy and confidentiality.

If you are a proactive, flexible team player who thrives in a demanding but rewarding environment, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job

Provide an efficient and comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultants, medical staff, and wider Oncology team. Duties will include typing of clinic letters, reports and other correspondence, managing patient pathways, and dealing with a range of patient and service-related enquiries.

Work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and key stakeholders to support the coordination and smooth delivery of patient pathways, ensuring timely communication and accurate record management throughout the treatment process.

Ensure patient records, test results, and treatment information are handled promptly and in line with departmental processes and confidentiality standards.

Work collaboratively as part of the Oncology administration team and provide cross-cover during periods of staff absence within the team as required. This support should be provided during the core hours of 8am to 5pm.

Working for our organisation

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.