# Medical Secretary - Community Paediatric Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary-community-paediatric-services/f005aad5-eeac-405e-baa3-7a12b7fb5c45 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary-community-paediatric-services/f005aad5-eeac-405e-baa3-7a12b7fb5c45.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Salford - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T15:00:56.712Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Oldham/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Secretary/Secretary-v8135047 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8135047?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Community Paediatric Service are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Secretary to work as part of the team, to provide secretarial and administration support to the clinical team. You will play a key role in contributing to the efficient running of the administration tasks to support the delivery of the service. The admin team work closely with medical and clinical colleagues in the team and across the directorate. The Community Paediatric Service is part of the children's integrated health teams and works closely with colleagues from therapies and nursing to support children with SEND. The team continually work towards improvements to provide the best possible outcomes for children and families in Oldham.  This provides the post holder with great opportunities to provide a quality service for children and families. ### Main duties of the job - To provide a comprehensive, professional audio / digital transcription and clinic administration service to support the clinical team. - The Medical Secretary is expected to be aware of speciality typing requirements using their own initiative with guidance from the Medical Personal Assistants and / or Clinical Administration Supervisor where applicable. - Will be required to work as part of a team with other Medical Secretaries and provide cross cover during periods of staff absences to include the Medical Personal Assistant. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Details The Community Paediatric Service are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Secretary to work as part of the team, to provide secretarial and administration support to the clinical team. You will play a key role in contributing to the efficient running of the administration tasks to support the delivery of the service. The admin team work closely with medical and clinical colleagues in the team and across the directorate. The Community Paediatric Service is part of the children's integrated health teams and works closely with colleagues from therapies and nursing to support children with SEND. The team continually work towards improvements to provide the best possible outcomes for children and families in Oldham. This provides the post holder with great opportunities to provide a quality service for children and families. ## Job Description To provide a comprehensive, professional audio / digital transcription and clinic administration service to support the clinical team. The Medical Secretary is expected to be aware of speciality typing requirements using their own initiative with guidance from the Medical Personal Assistants and / or Clinical Administration Supervisor where applicable. Will be required to work as part of a team with other Medical Secretaries and provide cross cover during periods of staff absences to include the Medical Personal Assistant. ## Responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Word processing - Qualified to RSA III/NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification/demonstrable skills (60+ wpm at 98% accuracy **Desirable** - AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Diploma - ECDL or equivalent qualification - City and Guilds Certificate in Medical Terminology, or equivalent demonstrable skills/experience ### Knowledge, skills and experience **Essential** - Experience of providing secretarial services in a health environment - Experience of using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook - Experience of using IM&T systems for data entry - Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines - Advanced keyboard skills - Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner - Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload with interruptions and changing priorities - Ability to multi-task and prioritise own workload - Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar - Experience of using digital dictation systems **Desirable** - Experience of using Patient Administration System - Experience of medical audio typing ## Documents - [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) - [functional requirements - medical secretary (pdf, 136.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10432933) - [medical secretary - community paediatric services (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10432932) ## 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.