# Support Secretary - Neurology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Salford
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01T11:43:08.159Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Support_Secretary_Neurology/Support_Secretary_Neurology-v8123984
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8123984?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Neurology Department is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to provide typing support for the Neurology department.

You would be expected to provide day to day secretarial and administrative services employing advanced audio typing skills with the use of medical terminology.

This post will provide you with an exciting challenge and give you the opportunity to play a key-supporting role in the development of the Service. It is a busy but rewarding department to work in with a great emphasis on teamwork and achieving departmental targets.

### Main duties of the job

- To provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the triage team within the neurology department
- To support secretarial and administrative colleagues in meeting departmental objectives.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

## Job Details

The Neurology Department is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to provide typing support for the Neurology department.

You would be expected to provide day to day secretarial and administrative services employing advanced audio typing skills with the use of medical terminology.

This post will provide you with an exciting challenge and give you the opportunity to play a key-supporting role in the development of the Service. It is a busy but rewarding department to work in with a great emphasis on teamwork and achieving departmental targets.

## Job Description

To provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the triage team within the neurology department

To support secretarial and administrative colleagues in meeting departmental objectives.

## Responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Good written and verbal communication skills
- An ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to use transcription equipment

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Good all round secretarial knowledge of all office practice and procedures
- A good understanding of Microsoft Office and Outlook, audio typing experience (RSA II or equivalent)
- Knowledge of medical terminology

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of the Trust’s current Information Technology systems (e.g. Medisec, Patient Centre, EPR, G2 dictation)

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant experience in a hospital setting or similar

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- RSA II or equivalent

**Desirable**

- Qualification in medical secretarial studies
- Possession of ECDL qualification

## Documents

- [functional requirements (docx, 44.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10420540)
- [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016)
- [support secretary - neurology (docx, 383.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10420539)
- [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708)

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