Medical Secretary 18 Month FTC
Department: Administration
Location: Working From Home
Salary: £13.57 per hour – £14.47 per hour
Closing Date: 18th November 2026
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and professional Medical Secretary Team and are looking for an organised, motivated and approachable individual with previous medical administration experience and including audio typing.
As a Medical Secretary, you will play a key role in supporting consultants in delivering an excellent service to our private patients.
Your responsibilities will include:
· Liaising professionally with private patients and Consultants.
· Managing new patient enquiries by telephone and email.
· Using in house software to maintain accurate patient records, waiting lists and clinic management information.
· Using Healthcode to raise invoices and accurately record chargeable services for your allocated consultants.
· Typing clinic letters and sending to patients and GPs.
· Completing internal referrals and monitoring group email inboxes.
· Working closely with internal colleagues and external private providers regarding medical testing and results.
· Managing multiple priorities and conflicting demands in a busy environment.
We are looking for someone who is:
· Highly organised and able to work accurately under pressure.
· Friendly, professional and approachable.
· An excellent communicator, both verbally and in writing.
· Confident in managing competing priorities and working to strict deadlines.
· Experienced in a medical administration environment, with audio typing skills or similar experience.
· Comfortable working independently while also being a strong team player.
If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a busy medical environment and believe you have the skills and experience we are looking for, we would love to hear from you.
You are required to live within 1 hour distance of all three of our hospital sites at Ashford, Canterbury and Margate and our head office in Deal, Kent. Any applicant outside of this area will automatically be declined.
Please note a mandatory typing test will be required to be undertaken on the day for any successful candidates called to interview.
Interviews will be held at our Head Office in Betteshanger, Deal, Kent
30 Hours Per Week
Monday to Friday – Hours between 8am to 8pm negotiable. Minimum of 4 working days per week.
Interview date: 24th - 26th November 2026
Candidates must have sufficient broadband speed to be able to work from home
How to apply:
We regret that CVs are not accepted for any of our roles, for an application pack please download the above file.
If you are using an iPad or iPhone you will need to download an app for opening zip files.
Alternatively, please contact Rachel McGregor, HR Assistant:
Telephone: 01304 222580
E-mail: recruitment@spencerhospitals.com
Previous applicants need not apply.
About Spencer Private Hospitals
Spencer Private Hospitals recognise and value all of their staff and are committed to developing a well-trained and flexible workforce.
Staff wellbeing is a priority for the organisation with some perks of employment being -
Free on-site staff carparking
Staff discount for treatments
Enrolment into a staff pension scheme
Investment in staff training
Annual salary increment
Additional benefits available in line with our NHS colleagues
Local retail discounts
We are also fortunate enough to be based in East Kent, arguably one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, often boasting the best weather due to our close proximity to Western Europe and is aptly know by the missive `the Garden of England’. We are a short hop across the channel to France with the added bonus of fast rail connections to Europe, London and surrounding areas. The availability of high-quality schools which support grammar school education as well as academy and private schools are all available within the locality.
Our CQC report has a rating of Good – and we are now on an improvement trajectory to Outstanding.
Spencer Private Hospitals is an equal opportunity employer. This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring check.
How to Apply
AI Usage
We are committed to a fair and authentic recruitment process and do not permit the use of AI tools at any stage, including application forms, assessments, or interviews. All responses must be your own original work and accurately reflect your skills, experience, and judgement. Our process is designed to understand your individual capabilities, and the use of AI can misrepresent these and undermine fairness for all candidates; therefore, any application found to include AI-generated content will be withdrawn. Thank you for helping us maintain the integrity of our hiring process.
We regret that CVs are not accepted for any of our roles, for an application pack please click the download button. If you are using an iPad or iPhone you will need to download an app for opening zip files.
Alternatively, please contact Rachel McGregor, HR Assistant on 01304 222580 or Carina Pieries, HR Business Partner on 01304 222687
E-mail: recruitment@spencerhospitals.com
Previous applicants need not apply.
Please note we are not able to offer sponsorship for our roles.
Note to Agencies
Spencer Private Hospitals does not accept speculative CVs. We will only review completed application forms for an advertised post. Any unsolicited CVs received will be treated as the property of Spencer Private Hospitals and Terms & Conditions associated with the use of such CVs will be considered null and void.
Please do not send CVs unless explicitly requested by Spencer Private Hospitals to do so in respect of a specific vacancy. Spencer Private Hospitals will not recognise any CV submissions related to unsolicited applications and no agency fees will apply in relation to such submissions. If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any employee at Spencer Private Hospitals, we will not accept liability for commissions or other charges if we subsequently employ that candidate whether directly or through another agency. Receipt of unsolicited CVs does not imply an introduction to Spencer Private Hospitals and will be considered property of Spencer Private Hospitals.
If two or more agencies submit a CV for the same applicant and the same role any payment will be deemed to be with the original submission based upon the time the email is received by Spencer Private Hospitals.