East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is hiring: Dermatology Medic

Dermatology Medical Secretary

The closing date is 06 October 2025

We have an exciting opportunity in Dermatology to become part of the medical secretary team to be based at the William Harvey Hospital.

This is a medical secretary post as work with some clinicians completing clinics, typing and PTL work the Dermatology team in achieving national and local targets.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a flexible, dynamic and close working team.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be part of the Dermatology Team and will be responsible for the day to day medical secretary administration. The administrative role within the patients' pathway from the decision to treat electively, to the date of admission and complete clinics typing within the trust targets. Support with other administrative roles. Patient pathway validation, booking of appointments, chasing results & PTL management

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.

If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person Specification

Skill and Experience

• Advanced keyboard skills, with knowledge of Microsoft products
• Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate with, co-ordinate and liaise with a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to remain calm in a busy environment whilst working under pressure
• Able to analyse information and make the required judgements
• Effective use of IT systems, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Medical terminology

Skills and experience Personal/professional attributes

• Knowledge of a range of secretarial work procedures and practice.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2, RSA Level 3 or equivalent
• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Other

• The post holder will have access to confidential information that must not be divulged to any other unauthorised person at any time
• This is following the Trust Data Protection Policy. Upholds and models the Trust values

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.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust