Support Secretary Respiratory
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
The Respiratory Department is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Support Secretary to provide administrative support. This role involves day-to-day secretarial and administrative services, including advanced audio typing using medical terminology. It offers an exciting challenge and a key supporting role in the department's development, emphasizing teamwork and achieving targets.
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- An ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to use transcription equipment
- RSA II or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in medical secretarial studies
- Possession of ECDL qualification
- Good all round secretarial knowledge of all office practice and procedures
- A good understanding of Microsoft Office and Outlook, audio typing experience (RSA II or equivalent)
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of the Trust's current Information Technology systems (e.g. Medisec, Patient Centre, EPR, G2 dictation)
- Significant experience in a hospital setting or similar
- Previous experience working in the Trust in similar role
- Experienced in the use of Excel
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- An ability to communicate with people at all levels
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to use transcription equipment
- RSA II or equivalent
- Qualification in medical secretarial studies
- Possession of ECDL qualification
- Good all round secretarial knowledge of all office practice and procedures
- A good understanding of Microsoft Office and Outlook, audio typing experience (RSA II or equivalent)
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Knowledge of the Trust's current Information Technology systems (e.g. Medisec, Patient Centre, EPR, G2 dictation)
- Significant experience in a hospital setting or similar
- Previous experience working in the Trust in similar role
- Experienced in the use of Excel
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Support Secretary Respiratory
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
The Respiratory Department is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to provide administrative support for the Respiratory department.
You will be expected to provide day to day secretarial and administrative services employing advanced audio typing skills with the use of medical terminology.
This post will provide you with an exciting challenge and give you the opportunity to play a key-supporting role in the development of the Service. It is a busy but rewarding department to work in with a great emphasis on teamwork and achieving departmental targets.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the triage team within the Respiratory department
- To support secretarial and administrative colleagues in meeting departmental objectives.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by del
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