Medical Secretary

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Barrow-in-Furness seeks a reliable and enthusiastic Medical Secretary. Key responsibilities include providing comprehensive secretarial support to healthcare teams, facilitating workload organization, and maintaining efficient communication. Required qualifications include strong administration experience, excellent interpersonal skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This is a full-time, demanding role suitable for a motivated individual with initiative. Competitive salary offered, between £27,485 to £30,162 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a Medical secretarial role required.
• Strong data inputting and checking skills.
• Experience in customer services environment is necessary.
• Ability to manage diaries and organise meetings proficiently.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to specified Consultants.
• Facilitate and coordinate activities with medical secretaries to ensure efficient service.
• Support CAMHS team and administrative colleagues as needed.

Skills

Advanced communication and organisational skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment

Ability to interface with the judiciary by telephone and correspondence

Ability to process and manage information relating to distressing events

Ability to work without direct supervision on own initiative

Education

Good Level of education including Maths and English at GCSE or equivalent

Business Administration NVQ 4 or equivalent ECDL

AMSPAR Qualification

Tools

Knowledge of Datix Patient Safety System

Knowledge of NHS data systems such as RiO, eCPA, ESR, Health Roster

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Secretary

The closing date is 09 December 2025

We are currently recruiting a forward thinking, reliable, enthusiastic established administration professional to join our busy administration team as a Medical Secretary based at Alfred Barrow Health Centre, aligned to the Specialist Network.

As a vital team member, you will provide excellent administration and communication skills and work flexibly in response to the service needs. You will provide a comprehensive secretarial, administration and information service to the specified Consultant(s) and the Multi‑Disciplinary Team. You will facilitate the organisation of the workload for the Consultant(s) and co‑ordinate your activities with other medical Secretaries and administration colleagues, to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided. You will also provide day to day support to the CAMHS team and administration colleagues.

The Successful candidate must possess strong interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, be computer literate and be able to use a variety of systems including Microsoft Office. You must also have significant administration experience including minute taking and audio typing and possess excellent time management skills along with the ability to manage competing demands and priorities.

This is a varied, demanding and busy role and would suit someone who is highly motivated and capable of working on their own initiative, with a minimum level of supervision.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive secretarial, administration and information service to specified Consultant's and their team. To facilitate the organisation of the workload of the Consultant and their team and coordinate their activities with other medical secretaries to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well‑being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi‑time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Qualifications

• Good Level of education including Maths and English at GCSE or equivalent
• Business Administration NVQ 4 or equivalent ECDL
• Knowledge of Datix Patient Safety System
• Knowledge of NHS data systems such as RiO, eCPA, ESR, Health Roster
• AMSPAR Qualification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of a range of secretarial duties
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office applications
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Agenda
• Knowledge of Customer Service approaches

Experience

• Working in a Medical secretarial role
• Data inputting and checking
• Working in a customer services environment
• Administration of meetings - organising, minute taking, document management
• Diary management

Skills

• Advanced communication and organisational skills
• Ability to work in a multi‑disciplinary environment
• Ability to interface with the judiciary by telephone and correspondence
• Ability to process and manager information relating to distressing and traumatic events
• Ability to work without direct supervision on own initiative

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)