Medical Secretary - General Surgery

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Medical Secretary within the General Surgery Department at a prominent NHS trust. This role offers the chance to support a team of inspirational Consultants while managing a diverse and varied workload. With a focus on excellent communication and organisational skills, you will play a key role in a rapidly growing service that serves over 3.2 million people. The trust is committed to providing high standards of care and offers a competitive benefits package, including flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on personal wellbeing. Join a team that values care, appreciation, and inspiration in making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience in a medical secretary role is essential.
• Strong commitment to personal and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Support inspirational Consultants in the NHS.
• Organise and prioritise workload in a busy environment.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Audio typing skills

Medical terminology

Waiting list management

Microsoft Office packages

RSA II or equivalent typing

Ability to work independently

Education

Relevant experience in medical secretary role

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen within the General Surgery Department in the specialty of Upper GI, Colorectal and General Surgery for an experienced Medical Secretary to support some of the most inspirational Consultants in the NHS based at Salford Royal Hospital within the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Hours: 30 hours over 4 or 5 days.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual with relevant experience to join our high performing and successful team.

The post will provide you with an exciting challenge and give you the opportunity to play a key-supporting role in a rapidly growing service which currently serves a population of 3.2 million.

You must possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to work both as part of a team and on your own initiative.

You will be able to organise and prioritise your own workload and balance this with the demands of a busy, diverse and varied role.

A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, RSA II or equivalent typing, excellent audio typing skills, waiting list management, medical terminology, proven organisational skills, 18-week standards, and a strong commitment to personal and professional development is desired.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

To read more information about the advertised role and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

We respect the value of difference. Our aim is to employ people representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us in achieving an inclusive and representative team.

We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions to candidates in advance. This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas; therefore, if you are invited for an interview, you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.