Medical Secretary

Job overview Medical Secretary - Band 4 (37.5 hours per week) Permanent Are you an experienced Medical Secretary looking for NHS working opportunities and have fantastic typing and secretarial skills? A great multitasker? A good eye for detail? As a Medical Secretary, you will have the opportunity to work alongside our highly motivated, enthusiastic Medical Secretaries and work as part of our team on a flexible basis. Our Medical Secretaries provide a confidential medical secretary service to the Consultants and other members of the Clinical Team enabling the delivery of an effective, efficient and timely service to children and families. You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do. If you enjoy communicating with people, are a good team player with excellent oral and written communication skills, and have a willingness to contribute to positive team working, we would love to hear from you! You will be expected to liaise with staff and colleagues at all levels. You will have proven administrative skills with the ability to prioritise and manage your own workload to tight deadlines. You will need to demonstrate initiative and flexibility in your approach and be able to work to tight deadlines. It is essential that all work is of a consistently high standard and dealt with in a confidential manner. Advert To work autonomously to provide medical secretarial support to consultants, and the department including organising Consultant workload and managing diaries, dealing with office correspondence, which will include complaints and medical legal documents, the tracking of investigations, general typing and dealing with all enquires. Ensure that there is clear and concise communication with Support Secretary to manage patient pathways using the IT tools provided. The role and duties must be carried out in line with all national and local targets and achieve all KPI’s in line with these. Responsible for providing an efficient and high quality service to support the Secretarial & Administrative Team in the management of all waiting lists, booking and scheduling and ensuring that targets are met. Post holder will be required to work as part of a centralised team including other Medical secretaries, Booking & Scheduling Co-Ordinator’s, Secretarial Support Clerks, and Administrative Support Clerks providing cover for colleagues as directed by your manager Working for our organisation Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.  Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: • Compassion • Accountability • Respect • Excellence 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 Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge . These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration. We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK . New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome here at Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. For our agenda for change staff, we offer a competitive benefits package with regular pay awards, annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days after 10 years and access to a competitive Pension Scheme to which both you and the Trust contribute. These terms and conditions are not applicable for Non-Executive positions. Alongside this there are extensive training development opportunities with paid mandatory training, a protected training budget for staff and support for flexible working. We have an on-site Occupational Health Service to support you at work and have fast track access to physio, counselling and complimentary therapies. At Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we welcome applications from all candidates. At the Trust we always adhere to the UK Visas and Immigration rules pertaining to right to work; candidates who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) citizenship are required to obtain a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to be eligible to apply for either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa which allows them to work in the UK, unless they have eligibility to work in the UK via another route. To avoid disappointment, candidates wishing to apply for a role at the Trust who do not hold UK or Republic of Ireland citizenship and who would require a CoS from an employer, should carry out a self-assessment process to identify the likelihood of obtaining CoS by visiting Work in the UK . Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) If you choose to use AI when writing a job application, it is essential to personalise the content, particularly the supporting statement. AI cannot fully understand the specific context or requirements of a role and may generate inaccurate or misleading information. Over‑reliance on AI can reduce an applicant’s chances of success, as it cannot effectively demonstrate how individual knowledge, experience, and skills meet the job criteria. Applicants should ensure their statements reflect a personal voice and avoid a generic or robotic tone. Please note that we monitor the use of AI in applications. Applicants who use AI are required to declare this as part of the application process. Ordinarily, we accept online job applications only, however, as a part of reasonable adjustments, to meet different needs and requirements and ensure that applicants are able to give their best throughout the recruitment process, consideration will be given to a paper-based application, if requested. Please enquire with [email protected] or pick up an application template in person from our office. Further details regarding the post can be obtained by contacting a Recruiting Manager as per contact details below. How do you hear back from us? We communicate via our trac.system account (@recruit.trac.jobs), please ensure that you regularly check your emails including junk/spam inbox, as your email provider’s secur