# Medical secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/bd6d5e73-571e-4c19-b07f-891dddaabce8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-secretary/bd6d5e73-571e-4c19-b07f-891dddaabce8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Ashton Under Lyne - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per annum - **Contract type:** Secondment: 3 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T07:51:40.159Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Oldham/Pennine_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administrative/Administrative-v8173302 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8173302?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Oldham Early Intervention Team are looking to recruit a medical secretary for a  three month secondment. We are looking for someone who is friendly and approachable, with great communication skills , who can promote change and efficiency. As well as being a helpful team player, the postholder will need to work autonomously, prioritise workload, and delegate work to the administrative team. ### Main duties of the job This role will covers secretarial duties to the consultant psychiatrist and line management to the admin team, and to support the ongoing development of the service. The post holder will undertake general office duties including typing of medical and other correspondence. They will be responsible for the management of administrative duties within their area of work . They will  offer managerial supervision to the members of the administrative team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of a full range of administrative and organisational policies and procedures. ### Experience **Essential** - Previous NHS experience. - Previous experience of administrator and supervisor role - Experience of dealing with complex inquiries that require further investigation and identification of a resolution. - Experience of using information technology, including word, excel and power point. - Previous experience in managing own workload and able to prioritise effectively. - Experience of supervising staff - Experience of liaising effectively with a range of agencies, clinical and non-clinical. - Knowledge or Experience of the departmental service ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Audio typing experience / qualification - Excellent communication verbal and written skills - Excellent IT skills - Good interpersonal skills. - Self-motivated and able to act on own initiative but recognise when additional advice is required. - Able to develop close working partnerships with individuals, teams and other agencies. - Ability to work to deadlines - Decision making skills - Excellent organisational and planning skills - Ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy. - Ability to work as part of a team. - Ability to communicate in an appropriate manner to all staff and members of the public. - Ability to maintain information in a confidential and secure manner. - Produce reports and analyse them at an operational level. **Desirable** - Shorthand experience / qualification ### Work Related Circumstances **Essential** - Willing to undertake training required to carry out the job. - Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs - Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies - Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent - NVQ 4 Level qualification or equivalent experience in business administration **Desirable** - Customer care training - NVQ Level 3 in Business Admin / Management - ECDL training or equivalent - AMSPAR qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 154.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10475754) - [person specification (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10475755) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 117.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=440) ## 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.