Medical PA - Urology | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Medical PA within the Urology department based at Colchester Hospital. We currently have two roles available: 1 x 37.5 Hours per week - Fixed Term/Secondment until 15th July 2027.

This is a key role for the division. We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and provide efficient and effective secretarial and administrative support to the clinicians, patients, and other team members.

The ideal candidate will have attention to detail, excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritise and plan. You must be able to work using your own initiative and be flexible to work where the need is greatest.

In this role you will provide efficient and pro-active secretarial and admin support to the large team of busy consultants and other team members. You will be the first contact for patients and queries on behalf of the Consultants and Department. You will work as part of a team, supporting other team members and covering when required.

Skills required for the post include:

• Good typing and audio skills
• The ability to prioritise tasks
• Effective time management skills
• Good IT and secretarial skills
• Good communication, interpersonal and organisation skills
• A good team member

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics, and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff.

We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals, we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata), and access to a range of NHS discounts.

Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Aug 2026.