Medical Secretary, Band 3 - Oncology

Job summary

Medical Secretary, Band 3 (34 hours per week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Medical Secretary to join our extremely busy yet friendly Oncology team based at Cheltenham General Hospital.

This role supports the Outpatient Services in Oncology for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Additional working pattern details: 5 days per week Monday to Friday

Main duties of the job

You will ideally have secretarial experience and be accustomed to working in a high pressured and fast paced office based environment.

As a member of the secretarial team, you must possess an excellent work ethic with proven organisational and communication skills, and be an exceptional team player.

You will be expected to take responsibility for the workload of a team of consultants, involving typing and proofreading of clinical letters; chasing results; managing busy mailboxes and phones; liaising with a variety of clinical staff and departments.

You must be able to work both independently as well as within a team environment.

You will also be required to support the wider secretarial teams as necessary under the supervision of the Supervisor Secretaries.

About us

Our friendly and hardworking Oncology secretarial team supports a large cohort of medical staff including consultant clinical and medicaloncologists, specialty doctors and advanced nurse practitioners.

We welcome our new members of the team with full training and support.

Holiday entitlement of 27 days per year, (pro-rata), plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.

An annual personal development review to support your career aspirations.

Occupational health services and support.

Automatic membership of the NHS Pension Scheme.

Details

Date posted

07 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

318-26-T0207

Job locations

Cheltenham General Hospital

Keynsham Road

Cheltenham

GL53 7AN

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