Medical Secretary | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Ashton-under-Lyne

Are you an experienced Medical Secretary looking for NHS working opportunities and have fantastic typing and secretarial skills? A great multitasker? 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.

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 enquiries

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-Ordinators, Secretarial Support Clerks, and Administrative Support Clerks providing cover for colleagues as directed by your manager.

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.

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 required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 26 May 2026.