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Medical Secretary

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Medical secretaries provide administrative and secretarial support for doctors, consultants and other senior staff in hospitals, health centres or GP surgeries.

The Work

You could be:

Pay

The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:

Medical secretaries in Scotland are paid on the NHS Agenda for Change Band 3, £26,869 to £28,998 a year. With experience you can go up to Band 4, £29,116 to £31,670 a year. The current pay scales are from April 2024. Secretaries in private hospitals and GP surgeries can earn around £17,000 to £24,500 a year.

Conditions

Workforce Employment Status

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Getting In

You could look for work in NHS or private hospitals or clinics, GP surgeries, health centres, research institutes or universities.

Workforce Education Levels (UK)

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Job Outlook Scotland

Employment

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Job Outlook Scotland and UK

  Scotland
2024
11902
1.2 %
RISE
2029
12050
  United Kingdom
2024
187617
3.3 %
RISE
2029
193860

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What Does it Take?

You should have:

Training

Getting On

With more experience you could move on to the job of practice manager.

Video

Courtesy of NHS Education Scotland

Contacts

The following organisations may be able to provide further information.

NHS Scotland Careers
Website: http://www.careers.nhs.scot
Website (2): https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Twitter: @NHSScotCareers

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