# Medical Support Secretary -respiratory > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-support-secretary-respiratory/1cc5d858-d00a-4f93-8e6c-6675298a9fbc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-support-secretary-respiratory/1cc5d858-d00a-4f93-8e6c-6675298a9fbc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bolton - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday between hours of 8.00 - 17.00, part time hours will be considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-12T14:12:21.424Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bolton/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory/Respiratory-v8027584 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8027584?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY Band 3 Medical Support Secretary -Respiratory  30  hrs per week We are looking for a highly organised medical support secretary, with previous experience in a similar setting to undertake this role within the respiratory  Service, based at the Royal Bolton Hospital. You will work alongside Senior Medical Secretaries and carry out clinical typing and co-ordination of patient’s case notes/test results, amongst other office duties. Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload and able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative. Candidates should possess advanced keyboard skills including word processing skills to at least RSA II or equivalent level /experience, also  English Language and Maths GCSE Grade C or above. Previous secretarial experience, knowledge of and audio typing is essential. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload and be able to work with little supervision. You should be able to integrate well with the existing team and have a genuine desire to provide a quality service to all patients and knowledge of the NHS are desirable. Interviewees will be asked to complete a typing test. For further information, please contact  email:Sandra Wilde on 01204 390600 ext 147493 \[email protected\] ### Main duties of the job - Typing of day-to-day correspondence on behalf of the medics/nurses. - To provide the secretarial support to clinics and meetings including creating and distributing  lists. - Ensuring investigation results are available as required. - Use relevant IT systems and databases. - Respond to telephone queries. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. ## Job Details PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY Band 3 Medical Support Secretary -Respiratory 30 hrs per week We are looking for a highly organised medical support secretary, with previous experience in a similar setting to undertake this role within the respiratory Service, based at the Royal Bolton Hospital. You will work alongside Senior Medical Secretaries and carry out clinical typing and co-ordination of patient’s case notes/test results, amongst other office duties. Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload and able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative. Candidates should possess advanced keyboard skills including word processing skills to at least RSA II or equivalent level /experience, also English Language and Maths GCSE Grade C or above. Previous secretarial experience, knowledge of and audio typing is essential. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload and be able to work with little supervision. You should be able to integrate well with the existing team and have a genuine desire to provide a quality service to all patients and knowledge of the NHS are desirable. Interviewees will be asked to complete a typing test. For further information, please contact email:Sandra Wilde on 01204 390600 ext 147493 \[email protected\] ## Job Description Typing of day-to-day correspondence on behalf of the medics/nurses. To provide the secretarial support to clinics and meetings including creating and distributing lists. Ensuring investigation results are available as required. Use relevant IT systems and databases. Respond to telephone queries. ## Responsibilities For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Touch typing - Confident in use of computer packages such as Word and able to learn new systems - Good telephone manner - Excellent communication and good interpersonal skills **Desirable** - Ability to use LE2.2/ Lorenzo ### Experience **Essential** - Audio Typing - Experience of working in a busy office and dealing with conflicting demands **Desirable** - Experience as a medical secretary in a health care setting. ### Qualifications **Essential** - English language GCSE grade C or above or equivalent qualification. - Maths GCSE grade C or above or equivalent qualification. - RSA Level 3 or equivalent Audio typing and computer skills **Desirable** - Medical Secretarial AMSPAR qualification or equivalent ## Documents - [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681) - [job description (doc, 293.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10314693) - [medical support secretary (pdf, 136.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10314694) - [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983) - [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041) ## 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.