# Support 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:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 32 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T10:40:42.521Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bolton/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Cardiology/Cardiology-v8173091
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8173091?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Part time 32 hours per week. Permanent post.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Support Secretary in the Medicine Division at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual with excellent typing and organisational skills and experience of working to deadlines to provide secretarial support for the department.

### Main duties of the job

The main duties of this post will be supporting the senior secretary in the daily typing of clinical correspondence, logging and chasing of diagnostic requests and general secretarial duties and providing cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave and sickness and ensuring the department continues to meet its targets

### 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.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Evidence of Audio Typing Skills

**Desirable**

- Ability to use LE2.2
- Ability to use G2

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience as a medical, relief or trainee secretary
- Experience of working in a busy office
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Software packages, Word and Excel

**Desirable**

- Familiar with Medical Terminology

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent including English and Maths
- RSA 11 Typing or equivalent / ECDL/ICT or equivalent
- ECDL or equivalent

**Desirable**

- Medical Secretary AMSPAR or equivalent experience

## Documents

- [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681)
- [band 3 support secretary jd (pdf, 552.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10475519)
- [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)
- [medical support secretary - person spec (pdf, 595.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10475518)

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