NHS

Medical Secretary/PA


Pay27,485.00 - 30,162.00 / year
LocationManchester/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: C9349-25-2926?language=en&page=793&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Working in a busy Urology department you will provide a comprehensive administrative and secretarial service to one or more members of the Consultant Medical staff and their unit or team.

      You will make sure that clinics are fully utilised with the appropriate patients and manage the consultants new and follow up waiting lists.

      You will also be responsible for theatre scheduling and making sure that theatres are also fully utilised.

      Main duties of the job

      Take messages and telephone calls from patients and staff and deal with their inquiries, referring on where necessary.

      Prioritise and allocate work resulting from opening and actioning of mail

      Manage Consultant's electronic diary, providing accurate planning of meetings, Consultant's activity, study leave etc

      Close liaison with Consultant, General Practitioner and other Health Professionals.

      About us

      MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

      Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

      We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

      We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

      At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

      Details

      Date posted

      08 September 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 4

      Salary

      £27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum (pro rata)

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      349-MRI-7436498

      Job locations

      Manchester Royal Infirmary

      Manchester

      M13 9WL


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

      Diversity Matters

      MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

      Were looking forward to hearing from you!

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

      Diversity Matters

      MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

      Were looking forward to hearing from you!

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Educated to GCSE standard in core subjects - English and Maths

      Desirable

      • Medical Secretary BSMS/AMSPAR

      Knowledge

      Essential

      • Knowledge of Patient Access targets, eg, 18 week RTT pathway
      • Knowledge of medical terminology

      Experience and Skills

      Essential

      • Experience as a Medical Secretary or comparable experience in other background
      • Good communication skills - ability to communicate effectively with patients, other administrators and healthcare professionals both verbal and written
      • Able to take direction but also work using initiative
      • Ability to work to deadlines
      • Ability to work as part of a team to achieve team goals
      • Experience of Information Technology systems, specifically Microsoft Office package including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

      Desirable

      • Experience of managing waiting lists within targets, eg, RTT
      • Previous experience using hospital administration systems, eg, Hive system
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Essential

      • Educated to GCSE standard in core subjects - English and Maths

      Desirable

      • Medical Secretary BSMS/AMSPAR

      Knowledge

      Essential

      • Knowledge of Patient Access targets, eg, 18 week RTT pathway
      • Knowledge of medical terminology

      Experience and Skills

      Essential

      • Experience as a Medical Secretary or comparable experience in other background
      • Good communication skills - ability to communicate effectively with patients, other administrators and healthcare professionals both verbal and written
      • Able to take direction but also work using initiative
      • Ability to work to deadlines
      • Ability to work as part of a team to achieve team goals
      • Experience of Information Technology systems, specifically Microsoft Office package including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook

      Desirable

      • Experience of managing waiting lists within targets, eg, RTT
      • Previous experience using hospital administration systems, eg, Hive system

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Manchester Royal Infirmary

      Manchester

      M13 9WL


      Employer's website

      https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Manchester Royal Infirmary

      Manchester

      M13 9WL


      Employer's website

      https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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