Medical Secretary

NHS; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Blackpool is seeking a Medical Secretary to manage office administration for medical staff. The role requires excellent organizational and audio-typing skills, plus experience in an office environment. The ideal candidate will provide essential secretarial support, ensuring the confidentiality of medical information while working effectively as part of a team. Flexible working options may be considered.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills for office administration and secretarial support.
• Required to understand and safeguard the confidential nature of work.
• Experience in an office environment, preferably in a medical setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage office administration of the Consultant and medical staff.
• Provide efficient secretarial service to support clinical services.
• Cover for colleagues during absences due to leave or sickness.

Skills

Organisational skills

Medical audio-typing

Word-processing

Knowledge of GDPR

Teamwork

Education

Good level of general education including Mathematics and English at GCSE Grade 4 or above

NVQ Level 4 in Business and Admin or equivalent experience

OCR level III or equivalent word processing experience

Job description

Overview

The Medical Secretary role is with Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. The closing date is 18 September 2025.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage the office administration of the Consultant and other medical staff within the team, providing an efficient and effective secretarial service to support medical staff in maintaining a safe, efficient and effective clinical service. The post requires excellent organisational skills including medical audio-typing. The post holder will utilise a range of technical skills including word-processing, email and computerised diary systems, and employ a range of electronic systems relating to clinical records. The confidential nature of all work must be understood and safeguarded. The post holder will be expected to cover for absent colleagues as necessary for short periods of time such as annual leave and short-term sickness.

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

Person Specification

Education

• Good level of general education including Mathematics and English at GCSE Grade 4 or above, or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 4 in Business and Admin or equivalent experience.
• OCR level III or equivalent word processing experience

Knowledge

• Understanding of GDPR
• Specialist knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures

Experience

• Work in an office environment
• Experience of working with distressed patients
• Working as part of a team

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