Support Medical Secretary - Acute Medicine

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Administrative Support role in the Acute Medicine Department. Responsibilities include providing clerical support, managing patient documentation, and audio typing. The ideal candidate should have a good standard of education, relevant secretarial qualifications, and strong ICT audio typing skills. This position offers a salary range of £24,937 to £26,598 annually, alongside various benefits including annual leave and NHS pension membership.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Salary finance options

Stockport Credit Union financial advice

Qualifications

• Good ICT skills and typing experience.
• Understanding secretarial and administrative systems.
• Experience in medical terminology.

Responsibilities

• Provide typing and clerical support to the Acute Medicine Department.
• Manage patient letters and documentation.
• Coordinate with consultants and clinicians for efficient care.

Skills

ICT skills

Audio typing skills

Medical terminology qualifications

Education

GCSE level C or above in English and Maths

RSA II Typing or equivalent experience

AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Qualification

Job description

Job summary

****Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility****

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker/Skilled Worker Route visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.

To assist in providing high quality, safe patient care through the delivery of an effective, efficient and responsive administrative and clerical service which meets the needs of the service.

This will be achieved by working in a supportive team, supporting colleagues, other Trust services if required, the senior medical administration team and management, to ensure the team provide effective administrative tasks.

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job:

• To provide typing support to the Acute Medicine Department.
• To provide clerical support to the Acute Medicine Department.
• To open mail, collate patient results and scan to electronic patient records.
• To process patient letters to prepare for postage.
• To understand and interpret functional/medical/legal terms and organisational policies.
• Ability to deal with non‑routine issues such as problem solving.
• Act as the link between consultants, clinicians and other areas to ensure care is delivered in a coordinated and efficient way.

The post holder will deliver audio typing support for clinic correspondence. Specifically, the main duties of the role will involve clinic and results letters typing using BigHand and similar systems. The role requires good levels of concentration, proofreading skills and involves prolonged periods of typing for large periods of the day.

Outputs will be measured using a set of performance measures to ensure consistency and high quality, timely service provision.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice

Job details

Posted: 19 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year pro rata per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part‑time

Reference number: 362-A-25-7672971

Location: Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, SK7 2JE

Person Specification

Skills (Essential):

• Appropriate ICT/keyboard skills/audio typing skills/medical terminology qualifications or demonstrable equivalent experience

Knowledge (Essential):

• Knowledge of secretarial and administrative procedures and systems

Education (Essential):

• Good general standard of education to GCSE level C or above in English and maths or equivalent or relevant experience
• RSA II Typing or equivalent OR equivalent typing experience
• AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Qualification and/or Extensive Medical Secretary Experience

Desirable: RTT

• Understanding of RTT and cancer targets and ability to ensure smooth care pathways

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 details

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, SK7 2JE

Employer's website: http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/