# Lead Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lanarkshire. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-medical-secretary/a302ce69-434e-46b3-bb2d-2ecaa8ecda4b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-medical-secretary/a302ce69-434e-46b3-bb2d-2ecaa8ecda4b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lanarkshire - **Town:** Glasgow - **Region:** West of Scotland - **Country:** Scotland - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £31,537 - £34,303 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-04T13:32:37.708Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=258988 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=258988 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 248586 - Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303) - Job closing date: 11/06/2026 - Job Type: Administrative Services - Location: University Hospital Monklands - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 36 - Job posted date: 04/06/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire - Department: Medical Admin + Clerical ### About The Organisation Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. ### The Role Supervise an administrative team of secretaries and administrative clerks and to provide a comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently. Ensure the work of the administrative team is carried out in accordance with NHS Lanarkshire’s standard operating procedures. Provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently. Work in accordance with standard operating procedures. ### In this key role, you will: - Organise staff rotas to ensure that leave is taken in a structured fashion across the team, maintaining an appropriate level of service. - Allocate daily work to ensure a prompt service is maintained - Type dictated clinical letters (discharges, clinic follow up, onward referrals, legal reports etc) and clinical notes. Type meeting minutes when appropriate. Prioritise work to meet agreed service standards. - Organise clinical activity for clinicians and re-arrange activities when required (eg. out-patient clinics, operating lists) ### What You'll Bring: - SVQ level 3 qualification (or equivalent experience) plus at least 2 years experience as a medical secretary - Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of medical terminology - Evidence of effective team working and dealing with change - Evidence of good communication skills with patients, clinicians and colleagues. - Advanced audio typing skills ### What we Offer As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including: - Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays - Generous NHS pension scheme - Annual incremental salary progression - Paid sick leave increasing with length of service - NHS discounts and more. NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. *Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings. For informal discussion, please contact Carol Dickson, Operational Admin Manager on Carol.Dickson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on Nicole.Hetherington@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk ### Interested? Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. ### Interested? Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. ## Job Details About The Organisation Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. The Role Supervise an administrative team of secretaries and administrative clerks and to provide a comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently. Ensure the work of the administrative team is carried out in accordance with NHS Lanarkshire’s standard operating procedures. Provide comprehensive administrative support to a team of clinicians, enabling clinicians to operate effectively and efficiently. Work in accordance with standard operating procedures. In this key role, you will: What You'll Bring: What we Offer As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including: NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. *Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings. For informal discussion, please contact Carol Dickson, Operational Admin Manager on Carol.Dickson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on Nicole.Hetherington@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. ## Documents - [Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1159065&JobId=258988) - [Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1159067&JobId=258988) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.