- Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
- Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
- Operate office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems, and use word processing, spreadsheet, or other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories,
Medical secretary | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Medical secretaries provide office support in hospitals, GP surgeries, private clinics and universities.
Medical secretarys typically work around 37 to 39 hours per week.
As a Medical secretary you will typically work between 8am and 6pm.
This occupation tends to be:
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These
| Average salary |
| 21,865 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Medical secretary
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21,948 GBP
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21,861 GBP
Average salary for part-time Medical secretary
Average salary for full-time Medical secretary
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11,681 GBP
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Salary over time for Medical secretary
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20,819 GBP
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21,530 GBP
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21,224 GBP
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21,674 GBP
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21,352 GBP
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21,903 GBP
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Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
