Support Medical Secretary

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool is seeking a Support Medical Secretary to assist the Administrative Services Department. Location: Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Paddington.

Key duties include transcribing clinical correspondence, maintaining high standards of patient care, and providing flexible cover for other secretaries as needed. A DBS check may be required and DBS costs may be deducted from salary.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• RSA II typing and audio or equivalent demonstrable experience.
• ECDL.
• Medical terminology knowledge.
• Experience in an office environment and healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Transcribing clinical correspondence in support of our team of Medical Secretaries.
• Produce accurate clinical correspondence in a timely manner within our current KPI while maintaining patient care standards.
• Complete necessary actions required for urgent correspondence.
• Work alongside and cover other Support Secretaries during absences.
• Provide cover for Medical Secretary absences as requested by the Assistant Service Managers.
• Provide additional Admin Support as requested by the Assistant Service Managers.

Skills

Typing

Medical terminology

Confidentiality

Data protection

Education

GCSE Maths and English

RSA II typing and audio

ECDL

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Site The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Paddington Community Diagnostic Centre Town Liverpool Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 23:59

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. Please note that this role is unlikely to meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

The Administrative Services Department based at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, is recruiting a Support Medical Secretary who will support the Department in meeting the Trust's vision to Transform Cancer Care.

Location: Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Paddington

Main duties of the job

• Transcribing clinical correspondence in support of our team of Medical Secretaries.
• Produce accurate clinical correspondence in a timely manner within our current 5 day KPI whilst maintaining the highest standard of patient care
• Completing necessary actions required for urgent correspondence
• Work alongside and cover other Support Secretaries during absences
• Provide cover for Medical Secretary absences where required (with supervision) as requested by the Assistant Service Managers.
• Provide additional Admin Support as requested by the Assistant Service Managers.

Working for our organisation

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusiv e

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Education /Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• RSA II typing and audio or equivalent demonstrable experience
• ECDL

Knowledge

• Medical Terminology or equivalent experience
• Office procedures
• Confidentiality & Data Protection Legislation
• Proficient in using MS Office Programmes

Experience

• Previous experience in an office environment
• Experience in a healthcare setting

The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service . Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.

The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.

The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.

We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust have staff networks such as Ethnic Diversity Staff Network, LGBTQ+ Staff Network, Armed Forces Staff Network, MAPLE Staff Network & Menopause Support Group. The Trust does not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment and has firmed up processes for reporting this, including a dedicated Freedom To Speak Up (FTSU) Guardian.