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Job overview
Part-time 30 hours per week. Permanent post.
We are looking for a highly organised medical secretary, with previous experience in a similar setting, who will work alongside other Senior Medical Secretaries, to carry out clinic typing, co-ordination of patients' case notes/test results, appointments, assistance with theatre listings, telephone messages amongst other general office duties. The post holder will be based in the Trauma and Orthopaedic Secretarial Team at Royal Bolton Hospital.
Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload and must be able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative. Candidates should possess advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills to RSA III or equivalent level qualification/experience, also GCSE English Language and Maths grade C/4 or above. Previous medical secretarial experience, knowledge of medical terminology and audio typing is essential. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload. You should also 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 is desirable.
We kindly ask that previous applicants do not apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing full medical secretarial and administrative support to the Trauma and Orthopaedic Team.
General office duties including e-mail and computer systems, word processing
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification for the role, alternatively please see contact details below.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Worked as part of a team
- Ability to prioritise own workload
Desirable
- Minute taking skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of microsoft packages
- Medical Terminology
- Previous experience of speech report, LE2.2, ORMIS, ICE and CRIS
Experience
Essential
- Previous Medical Secretary Experience
Desirable
- Orthopaedic Terminology
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths Grace C/4 or above
- RSA II audio typing qualification or equivalent experience
- AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Diploma or equivalent experience
- AMSPAR Medical Terminology
Desirable
- ECDL/IDT or equivalent
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This advert is for Senior Medical Secretary with Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in Bolton, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Aug 2026.
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