Job summary
- Main area
- Administration and Clerical
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 241-360MD-26-A
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Support Secretary - Dermatology
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Support Secretary in the Dermatology Department 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 secretarial team 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
Working for our organisation
We are committed to recruiting staff who demonstrate the core values and behaviours of the Trust and who are committed to the delivery of high quality services for patients, their families and our staff.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- English language GCSE grade C or above or equivalent qualification
- Mathematics GCSE grade C or above or equivalent qualification
- RSA Level 2 word processing or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Medical Secretarial AMSPAR qualification of equivalent
- RSA Level 3 Word Processing and Text Processing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Secretarial experience
- Able to demonstrate experience of working with a variety of professionals
Desirable criteria
- Experience as a medical support secretary in a health care setting
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to appreciate the needs of patients, carers and healthcare staff
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office
Desirable criteria
- Ability to use NHS patient administration systems
- Audio typing skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of medical terminology
- Understanding of NHS
Desirable criteria
- Medical terminology with more than one specialty
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Devon Gaskell
- Job title
- Operational Support Manager - Complex Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390390
- Additional information
Coral Tallis - Dep. OBM, Complex Medicine
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