# Medical Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/b875f22f-922c-4397-b740-d25e533fc4b4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/b875f22f-922c-4397-b740-d25e533fc4b4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Tameside General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical secretary - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18 hours per week (3 days (6 hours per day)) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T15:25:15.476Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/AshtonunderLyne/Tameside_Glossop_Integrated_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Secretary/Medical_Secretary-v8354324 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8354324?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Medical Secretary - Band 4 18 hours per week (3 days, 6 hours days) permanent Are you an experienced Medical Secretary looking for NHS working opportunities and have fantastic typing and secretarial skills? A great multitasker? A good eye for detail? As a Medical Secretary, you will have the opportunity to work alongside our highly motivated, enthusiastic Medical Secretaries and work as part of our team on a flexible basis. Our Medical Secretaries provide a confidential medical secretary service to the Consultants and other members of the Clinical Team enabling the delivery of an effective, efficient and timely service to children and families. You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do. If you enjoy communicating with people, are a good team player with excellent oral and written communication skills, and have a willingness to contribute to positive team working, we would love to hear from you! You will be expected to liaise with staff and colleagues at all levels. You will have proven administrative skills with the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload to tight deadlines. You will need to demonstrate initiative and flexibility in your approach and be able to work to tight deadlines. It is essential that all work is of a consistently high standard and dealt with in a confidential manner. ### Main duties of the job To work autonomously to provide medical secretarial support to consultants, and the department including organising Consultant workload and managing diaries, dealing with office correspondence, which will include complaints and medical legal documents, the tracking of investigations, general typing and dealing with all enquires. Ensure that there is clear and concise communication with Support Secretary to manage patient pathways using the IT tools provided. The role and duties must be carried out in line with all national and local targets and achieve all KPI’s in line with these. Responsible for providing an efficient and high quality service to support the Secretarial & Administrative Team in the management of all waiting lists, booking and scheduling and ensuring that targets are met. Post holder will be required to work as part of a centralised team including other Medical secretaries, Booking & Scheduling Co-Ordinator’s, Secretarial Support Clerks, and Administrative Support Clerks providing cover for colleagues as directed by your manager ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 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 Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - competent in the use of Microsoft office ### Experience **Essential** - Previous waiting list management experience - Experience as a medical secretary - Experience of dealing with members of the public - Working as part of a team - Experience of working directly with Medical staff - Experience of working to national standards and guidelines - Experience working in an acute hospital setting ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Excellent communication skills (written, verbal & telephone) - Excellent interpersonal skills in order to liaise with clinicians, senior managers, and clerical staff - Appreciate the needs of patients, carers and healthcare staff - Able to react to unpredictable issues; re-prioritising own workload - Good keyboard skills for regular use of computer systems/IT Skills - Familiarity with waiting list administrative procedures and policy issues - Knowledge of the requirements of the referral to treatment **Desirable** - competent use of Lorenzo Patient Administration System or similar and ORMIS - competent in the use of a digital dictation system ### Education Qualifications **Essential** - educated to GCSE C/4 level or equivalent in Maths and English **Desirable** - NVQ3/RSA3 or equivalent - AMSPAR or equivalent ## Documents - [candidate pack (pdf, 343.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680093) - [hospital site map (jpg, 160.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2829) - [hospital floor plan (pdf, 50.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1204) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680094) ## 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.