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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Swinton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Salford is seeking a Medical Support Secretary to provide a full PA role for multiple consultants and medical staff. You will be well organised with knowledge of medical terminology and ensure clinicians are supported to fulfil their responsibilities.

Duties include minuting MDT meetings, audio typing of clinical letters and other correspondence, and coordinating clinical activities.

Qualifications

• Experience as a medical secretary with knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to type audio and standard correspondence accurately.
• Strong organisational and communication skills under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Minuting MDT meetings and typing clinical letters.
• Typing of medical and other correspondence.
• Actioning requirements identified in minutes/typing.
• Co-ordinate and facilitate dissemination of information to and from the team.
• Deal efficiently with telephone calls from service users and health professionals.
• Uploading scanning including prescriptions and assisting diary management if required.

Skills

Medical terminology

Audio typing

Typing

Minuting MDT meetings

Diary management

Communications

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Medical Support Secretary | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

To provide a full and comprehensive PA role for multiple consultants and medical staff within theSalford Directorate.

You will be a well organised and experienced secretary with knowledge of medical terminology.

You will ensure all consultants and clinicians within your role are organised and equipped to fulfil their responsibilities. Duties will include minuting of MDT meetings, typing of medical and other correspondence, actioning any requirements identified in minutes/typing, along with coordinating clinical activities.

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

The successful applicant will have excellent communication and organisational skills and have a broad range of administration and secretarial experience, being able to work with initiative and sometimes under pressure. The post-holder will work as part of a dynamic team supporting medical secretaries, consultants, clinicians and team managers in the smooth running of the Admin Services. The successful applicant will work directly with the consultant, providing secretarial duties and co-ordinate and facilitate the dissemination of information to and from the team and be required to deal efficiently, precisely and courteously with telephone calls from service users as well as health professionals.

You will be a well organised and experienced secretary with knowledge of medical terminology. You will ensure all consultants and clinicians within your role are organised and equipped to fulfil their responsibilities. Duties will include audio typing clinical letters and typing of medical and other correspondence, actioning any requirements identified in minutes/typing, uploading scanning including prescriptions and assisting the consultants with their diary management if required.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Please see attached job description and person specification

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme

This advert closes on Monday 12 Oct 2026