Medical Secretary jobs in South East Region

At Horder Healthcare, our mission is to provide outstanding patient care and transform lives through excellence in treatment, compassion, and expertise. We are proud to be rated Outstanding by the CQC, and we are now looking for a committed and professional Medical Secretary to join our Medical Secretary team at The Horder Centre.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will play a vital role in ensuring an efficient, welcoming, and well‑coordinated service for our consultants and patients. You will:

• Produce accurate correspondence, clinic notes, and medical documentation with exceptional attention to detail.
• Manage consultant diaries and clinic workflows to support seamless patient journeys.
• Handle patient enquiries with warmth, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Maintain accurate electronic and paper records in line with organisational and clinical standards.
• Liaise effectively with consultants, clinical teams, theatres, and reception to support smooth operational delivery.
• Uphold our values through excellent communication, integrity, and a patient‑centred approach in every interaction.

About You

You will be someone who brings a positive, kind, and professional attitude to their work. You’ll also have:

• Experience in medical secretarial work.
• Excellent typing and document production skills, with strong accuracy and grammar.
• Confidence using digital systems, including Microsoft Office and patient management software.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks calmly and efficiently.
• A commitment to providing an excellent patient experience every day.

Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough

Contract Type: FIXED TERM (12 months)

Hours: Up to full time 37.5 p/w, would consider part time or job share

Salary: up to £27,144.00 per annum, depending on experience

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, all successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.