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Senior Medical Secretary

Job in Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK1, England, UK
Listing for: NHS
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Healthcare Administration
  • Administrative/Clerical
    Healthcare Administration
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 40000 - 60000 GBP Yearly GBP 40000.00 60000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

To provide an effective and efficient Senior Medical Secretary service to named Consultants within the Medicine Division. To provide support for the team of Medical Secretaries in order to meet trust targets.

Main duties of the job

To provide a personal assistant and senior medical secretarial service directly to Consultants under the medicine business group.

To undertake medical audio/copy typing duties including outpatient lettersto General Practitioners and any other official correspondence i.e reports

Arranging appointments as required

To deal with day-to-day incoming mail, assigning priority and/or taking any necessary action without reference to consultant staff if necessary and within remit

To ensure patient pathways are updated as appropriate.

To respond to enquiries received from GP's and other Health Personnel, patients and relatives

To liaise with Health Records/Appointments staff regarding outpatient clinic numbers, urgent appointments and Consultant/Junior Medical Staff annual leave

To cover, as practical, other secretarial team members absences

To undertake any other duties as may be required as appropriate by the Consultant or line manager in accordance to the needs of the service

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job responsibilities

To provide a personal assistant and senior medical secretarial service directly to Consultants under the medicine business group.

To collate information for clinical audits if required

To undertake medical audio/copy typing duties including outpatient letters to General Practitioners and any other official correspondence i.e reports

Arranging appointments as required

Be responsible for arranging special tests requested by the Consultant or Junior Medical Staff

To be responsible for and collation of investigation results

Responsible for obtaining relevant investigation results from PACS and Intranet result service.

To deal with day-to-day incoming mail, assigning priority and/or taking any necessary action without reference to consultant staff if necessary and within remit

To ensure patient pathways are updated as appropriate.

To respond to enquiries received from GPs and other Health Personnel, patients and relatives

To maintain patient records and track notes electronically in a manner acceptable to the Trust

Engage in the use of Evolve and all other electronic patient notes system

To observe absolute confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of your work

To liaise with Health Records/Appointments staff regarding outpatient clinic numbers, urgent appointments and Consultant/Junior Medical Staff annual leave

To actively participate in the introduction of and use of information technology

To cover, as practical, other secretarial team members absences

To undertake any other duties as may be required as appropriate by the Consultant or line manager in accordance to the needs of the service

Person Specification Education & Qualifications
  • GCSE English or equivalent experience
  • RSA II Typing or equivalent OR equivalent typing experience
  • AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Qualification and or Extensive Medical Secretary Experience
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Working knowledge of PAS and Winscribe and/or NHS Systems
  • Previous medical secretarial experience
  • Able to prioritise own workload
  • Understand and carry out instructions accurately
Skills & Abilities
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Working knowledge of PAS and Winscribe and/or NHS Systems
  • NHS Experience
Experience
  • RSA II Typing or equivalent OR equivalent typing experience
  • Medical Secretary Experience
Knowledge
  • Working knowledge of PAS and Winscribe and/or NHS Systems
  • Knowledge of medical…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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