# Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/b39cbf64-cc85-4f47-810a-37b4506d1c63 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/b39cbf64-cc85-4f47-810a-37b4506d1c63.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 pro rata, per anum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 21 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-18T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T10:51:33.229Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Administration/Clinical_Administration-v8075640 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8075640?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview With demand on our services at an all-time high, the role our department provides has never been more critical. We will give you: - The chance to make a difference to people in our local communities - A mix of both office and homeworking - A range of Monday to Friday hours to suit you - Career development opportunitie ### Main duties of the job As a Medical Secretary your main duties will cover: - Medical audio transcription of clinical correspondence; - Carry out administrative instructions dictated in the correspondence including booking appointments via the Booking and Scheduling Department; - Update NPSA16 investigation tracker following transcription of correspondence; - Deal with internal and external telephone enquiries from patients, staff and external agencies; - Undertake routine office duties including printing, scanning and filing; - Organising your workload to meet our KPI’s. To do this we need you to: - Be able to prioritise your workload effectively; - Pride yourself on being organised; - Have an excellent eye for detail; - Be confident using a computer and Microsoft Office; - Have an excellent telephone manner; - Be able to communicate effectively and manage patient expectation; - Strive to give our patients an excellent customer service; - Be enthusiastic, resilient, confident, and committed. ### 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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us achieving an inclusive and representative team. We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance for this vacancy. If you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. ## Job Details With demand on our services at an all-time high, the role our department provides has never been more critical. We will give you: The chance to make a difference to people in our local communities A mix of both office and homeworking A range of Monday to Friday hours to suit you Career development opportunitie ## Job Description As a Medical Secretary your main duties will cover: Medical audio transcription of clinical correspondence; Carry out administrative instructions dictated in the correspondence including booking appointments via the Booking and Scheduling Department; Update NPSA16 investigation tracker following transcription of correspondence; Deal with internal and external telephone enquiries from patients, staff and external agencies; Undertake routine office duties including printing, scanning and filing; Organising your workload to meet our KPI’s. To do this we need you to: Be able to prioritise your workload effectively; Pride yourself on being organised; Have an excellent eye for detail; Be confident using a computer and Microsoft Office; Have an excellent telephone manner; Be able to communicate effectively and manage patient expectation; Strive to give our patients an excellent customer service; Be enthusiastic, resilient, confident, and committed. ## 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: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk We continually review our recruitment processes to ensure they are supporting us achieving an inclusive and representative team. We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance for this vacancy. If you are invited for interview you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner - Advanced keyboard skills - Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload with interruptions and changing priorities - Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar ### Knowledge **Desirable** - Understanding of the Data Protection - Knowledge of medical terminology within more than one specialty ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of audio typing - Experience of using Microsoft Word and Microsoft Outlook - Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines **Desirable** - Experience of providing secretarial services in a hospital environment - Experience of medical audio typing - Experience of using digital dictation systems ### 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 - City and Guilds Certificate in Medical Terminology, or equivalent demonstrable skills/experience - ECDL or equivalent qualification ## Documents - [fr form (docx, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367321) - [medical secretary (docx, 395.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367320) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 840.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) ## 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.