Medical Personal Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
An experienced and proactive Medical Personal Assistant is sought to join a busy and dynamic Clinical Administration team. The role involves providing high-quality administrative and PA support to multiple consultants and their clinical teams. Candidates must be highly motivated and possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
Essential criteria
- AMSPAR Advanced Medical Secretarial Diploma including Medical Terminology or equivalent demonstrable skills/experience
- Word processing - Qualified to RSA level III/NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification /demonstrable skills (60+ wpm at 98% accuracy)
- ECDL or equivalent qualification/demonstrable skills
- English GCSE/'O' Level grade C or above/equivalent qualification/demonstrable skills
Desirable criteria
- Customer Service Qualification
- Shorthand Qualification
- Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- Experience in undertaking a full range of office management and secretarial procedures and their application to improve service efficiency and effectiveness in a hospital environment
- Experience of using Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Outlook
- Experience of medical audio typing
- Experience of using IM&T systems for data extraction/entry
- Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines
- Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload with interruptions and changing priorities
- Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
- Knowledge of Information Governance with regard to maintaining confidentiality of person identifiable information
- Proven application of medical terminology within at least one specialty
- Understanding of local and national access targets, choose and book and how role fits with these initiatives
- AMSPAR Advanced Medical Secretarial Diploma including Medical Terminology or equivalent demonstrable skills/experience
- Word processing - Qualified to RSA level III/NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification /demonstrable skills (60+ wpm at 98% accuracy)
- ECDL or equivalent qualification/demonstrable skills
- English GCSE/'O' Level grade C or above/equivalent qualification/demonstrable skills
- Customer Service Qualification
- Shorthand Qualification
- Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- Experience in undertaking a full range of office management and secretarial procedures and their application to improve service efficiency and effectiveness in a hospital environment
- Experience of using Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Outlook
- Experience of medical audio typing
- Experience of using IM&T systems for data extraction/entry
- Experience of successfully working within tight time frames and to deadlines
- Proven organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload with interruptions and changing priorities
- Good command and understanding of English, punctuation and grammar
- Knowledge of Information Governance with regard to maintaining confidentiality of person identifiable information
- Proven application of medical terminology within at least one specialty
- Understanding of local and national access targets, choose and book and how role fits with these initiatives
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 11d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for experienced and proactive Medical PA's to join our busy and dynamic team in Clinical Administration.
You must be highly motivated and committed to provide, high-quality administrative and PA support to multiple consultants and their clinical teams.
Main duties of the job
- A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, RSA III or equivalent typing and knowledge of medical terminology are essential for this post. Knowledge of the 18-week patient pathway would be desirable but not essential, as training will be given.
- As the role involves dealing with the public and professionals you must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills. You will have a flexible and professional approach.
- You will have proven organisational skills and be able to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.
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 delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authori
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