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Job summary

Main area
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent: Band 4 - Surgery
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
241-323-S-26
Employer
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Bolton Hospital
Town
Bolton
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/06/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Medical Secretary

NHS AfC: Band 4

 


 

Job overview

Part-time 30 hours per week. Permanent post.

We are looking for a highly organised medical secretary, with previous experience in a similar setting, who will work alongside other Senior Medical Secretaries, to carry out clinic typing, co-ordination of patients' case notes/test results, appointments, assistance with theatre listings, telephone messages amongst other general office duties.  The post holder will be based in the Trauma and Orthopaedic Secretarial Team at Royal Bolton Hospital.

Candidates should be articulate, capable of undertaking a demanding workload and must be able to demonstrate a significant level of initiative.  Candidates should possess advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills to RSA III or equivalent level qualification/experience, also GCSE English Language and Maths grade C/4 or above.  Previous medical secretarial experience, knowledge of medical terminology and audio typing is essential.  You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritise workload.  You should also be able to integrate well with the existing team and have a genuine desire to provide a quality service to all patients and knowledge of the NHS is desirable.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing full medical secretarial and administrative support to the Trauma and Orthopaedic Team.

General office duties including e-mail and computer systems, word processing 

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust Provide services across the north west side of the Greater Manchester area ranging from hospital services in Bolton to community services across Bolton, Salford, Ashton, Leigh and Wigan.  We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification for the role, alternatively please see contact details below.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous Medical Secretary Experience
Desirable criteria
  • Orthopaedic Terminology

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE English and Maths Grace C/4 or above
  • RSA II audio typing qualification or equivalent experience
  • AMSPAR Medical Secretarial Diploma or equivalent experience
  • AMSPAR Medical Terminology
Desirable criteria
  • ECDL/IDT or equivalent

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Worked as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise own workload
Desirable criteria
  • Minute taking skills
  • Ability to prioritise own workload

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of microsoft packages
  • Medical Terminology
  • Previous experience of speech report, LE2.2, ORMIS, ICE and CRIS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStep into health

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Karen Edwards
Job title
Operational Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01204 390390
Additional information

To discuss the role further or to arrange a visit to the department please contact:-

Karen Edwards on 01204 390390 ext 141580 or [email protected]

or

Jacqueline Gerrick on 01204 390390 ext 141583 or [email protected]

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