Clinical Secretary - Trauma & Orthopaedics

TN United Kingdom; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Clinical Secretary for Trauma & Orthopaedics at University Hospital Hairmyres. The role involves providing administrative support to clinicians, ensuring efficient operations. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience and strong communication skills, contributing to patient-centered care.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

8 public holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in healthcare administration or 3 years in a secretarial role.
• Understanding of medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to clinicians.
• Work in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Team Working

IT Competence

Medical Terminology

Education

SVQ level 2 qualification

Job description

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Clinical Secretary - Trauma & Orthopaedics, East Kilbride

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Client:

NHS Lanarkshire

Location:

East Kilbride, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

17.05.2025

Expiry Date:

01.07.2025

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Job Description:

The Role

NHS Lanarkshire are looking to recruit a Clinical Secretary - Trauma & Orthopaedics, based within University Hospital Hairmyres.

The Clinical Secretary will provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently. Work in accordance with standard operating procedures.

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

• SVQ level 2 qualification (or equivalent experience) plus at least 2 years in healthcare administration or at least 3 years in a secretarial role
• Understanding of medical terminology
• Evidence of effective team working and dealing with change
• Evidence of strong communication skills with patients, clinicians and colleagues.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Evidence of strong competence with relevant IT systems

Contract type

Fixed Term or Secondment until 31st March 2026

Full time - 37 hours and Part Time - 33 hours

Please note for the part time post, the salary for this position will be pro-rata.

Please note this is a fixed term post until 31/03/2026 Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Trauma & Orthopaedics within University Hospital Hairmyres

The working pattern for this role: Negotiable

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .