# Senior Medical Secretary

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Bolton Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical secretary
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (5 days a week  Monday to Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T12:41:28.565Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8361706
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8361706?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Part time 30 hours per week. Permanent post.

We are looking for a highly organised medical secretary with experience in a similar setting to undertake this challenging role within the Orthopaedic interface service at Bolton One Health Centre .

The post holder will provide a comprehensive and efficient medical secretarial service to Consultants, providing cross cover for fellow secretaries when required. The post holder will also provide an efficient channel of communication between the medical staff, general practitioner colleagues, and patients, members of the public, the Community Services Division and disciplines within the service. The post holder will also be responsible for office function and provide leadership, supporting the development needs of the secretarial team to meet current & future needs of the service.

### Main duties of the job

Provision of medical secretarial duties and administrative support to the consultants and clinical team , Support the medical secretariat team and ensure smooth efficient running of the office and meet appropriate targets.

The post holder will require a high degree of organisational skills and excellent working knowledge of administrative systems, with the ability to communicate to staff and patients at all levels.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the current Job description and Personnel specification within , that contains all details .

### Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to liaise with clinicians, senior managers and clerical staff.
- Familiarity with medical terminology
- Able to encourage and motivate staff
- Knowledge of NHS targets, including 18 Weeks RTT
- Knowledge of the patient care process in hospital

**Desirable**

- Understanding of Data Protection Act and Knowledge of Trust policies regarding Data Protection and Security of Information, and the application of these in the workplace.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of medical audio typing
- Recent experience of working in a busy office setting as part of a team.
- Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Significant experience with Microsoft Office Software packages, Word and Excel
- Relevant years’ experience of providing secretarial support to Senior Managers/medical professionals.

**Desirable**

- Understanding of Data Protection Act and Knowledge of Trust policies regarding Data Protection and Security of Information, and the application of these in the workplace.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSE English language
- GCSE Maths Grade
- AMSPAR qualification or equivalent extperience
- OCR/RSA level II Audio Typing or equivalent experience

**Desirable**

- ECDL or equivalent

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Adaptable & flexible approach to working
- Professional and patient focused, with a strong commitment to providing high quality care.
- Able to successfully initiate and manage change.

## Documents

- [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681)
- [jd senior medical secretary (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10688439)
- [ps senior medical secretary (pdf, 136.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10688440)
- [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)

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