Medical Support Secretary | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A mental health services provider in Manchester is looking for a Band 3 Medical Support Secretary for a 16 hour per week position. The role requires strong communication and organisational skills, along with a wide range of administrative and secretarial experience. Responsibilities include providing secretarial support to medical staff, managing information dissemination, and audio-typing clinical correspondence. The position offers benefits such as 27 days annual leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and highly organised.
• Broad range of administration and secretarial experience.
• Can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to medical secretaries and consultants.
• Co-ordinate dissemination of information to/from the team.
• Audio-type clinical letters and medical correspondence.
• Assist consultants with diary management as needed.
• Deal courteously with phone calls from service users and health professionals.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Administration experience

Job description

Overview

Please note – this role is not eligible for sponsorship unless you meet temporary exemption criteria from the current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. Separate provisions apply to workers who have been sponsored and held a Skilled Worker visa continuously since prior to 04/04/2024.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly organised Band 3 Medical Support Secretary (16 hours per week) to work with the North Mersey Community Mental Health Team. The role requires a can‑do attitude, strong communication and organisational skills, and a broad range of administration and secretarial experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to medical secretaries, consultants, clinicians and team managers.
• Co‑ordinate and facilitate the dissemination of information to and from the team.
• Deal efficiently, precisely and courteously with telephone calls from service users as well as health professionals.
• Audio‑type clinical letters and other medical correspondence.
• Action requirements identified in minutes/typing.
• Upload and scan prescriptions and other documents.
• Assist consultants with diary management when required.
• Ensure all medical and clinical staff are organised and equipped to fulfil their responsibilities.

Benefits

• Pay enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years)
• Excellent pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025.