Job summary
- Main area
- Renal
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 17.5 hours per week (On site & home working.)
- Job ref
- 236-MED-AC331-26-A
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern Care Alliance, Salford Royal Hospital
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Medical Secretary - Renal
Band 4
Job overview
The renal service provides patient care across 6 kidney care centres across Greater Manchester based in Salford, Bolton, Wigan, Oldham, Rochdale and Fairfield.
An exciting and rewarding opportunity has arisen to join our medical secretarial team to provide high quality administrative and PA support to multiple renal consultants and their clinical teams.
We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals with relevant experience to join our high performing and successful team.
This post will provide you with an exciting challenge and give you the opportunity to play a key-supporting role in a rapidly growing service.
Main duties of the job
You must possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to work both as part of a team and on your own initiative.
You will be able to organise and prioritise your own workload and balance this with the demands of a busy, diverse and varied role.
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, RSA II or equivalent typing, excellent audio typing skills, waiting list management, medical terminology, proven organisational skills, 18 week (RTT) standards and a strong commitment to personal and professional development is desired.
Working for our organisation
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 authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSA II and above or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in medical secretarial studies
- ECDL
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of Microsoft Office and Outlook, audio typing experience
- Good all round secretarial knowledge of all office practice and procedures
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the Trust’s current Information Technology systems (e.g. Medisec, iSOFT, PAS).
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to organise work independently and adapt to changing priorities
- Good written and verbal communication skills
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beverly Heyworth
- Job title
- Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 0202
- Additional information
Victoria Jewell
0161 206 8698
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