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
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
Documents to download
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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