Support Secretary | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Support Secretary to provide comprehensive secretarial support in the Clinical Oncology Lung/Upper GI department. You will join a friendly team of Medical Secretaries and work as a flexible team player.

Experience in medical transcription and terminology would be advantageous. The role requires prioritising a varied workload, strong organisation and good communication within a busy, rewarding environment. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of medical audio transcription and medical terminology would be advantageous.
• Role includes all aspects of secretarial duties and the ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload is essential.
• Organisation, communication and teamwork skills are key in a busy, demanding environment.

Responsibilities

• Type clinical correspondence, treatment summaries and annotations, ensuring turnaround times are met.
• Carry out discharge processes for patients discharged from the service.
• Input patient details accurately into Careflow and other databases; use case note tracking.

Skills

Medical transcription

Medical terminology

Organisation

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Support Secretary | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Support Secretary to provide comprehensive support in the Clinical Oncology Lung/Upper GI department. You will be joining a friendly team of Medical Secretaries and as such will be a flexible team player.

Experience and knowledge of medical audio transcription and medical terminology would be advantageous. The role will include all aspects of secretarial duties and the ability to plan and prioritise a varied workload is essential. Organisation, communication and team working skills are key, as you will be working in a busy, demanding and rewarding environment. We actively support and develop our staff to ensure patients receive the best quality care.

This is a Part Time position working 22.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with the option of hybrid working. The Trust are committed to supporting flexible working agreements.

• Type clinical correspondence, treatment summaries and annotations, ensuring compliance with turnaround time/ targets and ensure that office instructions are followed/ referred to the PA/Medical Secretary as appropriate.
• To carry out discharge process for patients who have been discharged from the service.
• Ensure accurate input of patient details when entering data on to information databases and Patient Administration System (Careflow), including routine use of case note tracking system.
• Deal professionally with phone calls from relatives/patients, which could be emotional and of a sensitive nature.
• Scanning of correspondence and test results into patient electronic case notes.
• Closely liaise with Clinic Managers and PA/Medical Secretaries to ensure new patient referrals are registered on Careflow, triaged, and subsequently appointed in accordance with clinical instructions. Liaise with PA/Medical Secretary to ensure accurate booking of clinical appointments for both new and review patients.
• Liaise with internal and external departments to arrange clinical investigations and procedures.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.

This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Oct 2026

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Company: The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 Per annum, Pro rata Hours: Part-time Location: Manchester, M20 4BX Job type: Permanent Posting date: 6 Oct 2026 Closing date: 5 Nov 2026

£25,760 - £27,476 Pro rata, per annum

£25,760 - £27,476 Per annum, Pro rata

£25,760 - £27,476 Pro Rata, Per Annum