Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Secretary
The closing date is 22 January 2026
Please note, this vacancy is unfortunately not eligible for sponsorship. You must have ongoing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary to join the Moving Well Service within Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will provide vital and dynamic medical secretarial support and supervisory role supporting the Moving Well Service. The post is mainly based at Minerva Health Centre, Lowthorpe Road, Preston. The post holder will work closely with the Deputy Admin Lead, Consultants, other Clinical Professionals, Service Managers and operational managers to provide an efficient and responsive administration service. The post holder will be required to work on their own initiative and liaise effectively with a broad range of health and social care professional. They will be experienced in supporting the management of operational clinical services, supervising a team and maintaining staff and client confidentiality.
Main duties of the job
You will support and develop a responsive administration service having responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of the administrative team and in adherence to Trust policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will have proven communication skills in order to formulate all the staffing rotas and ensure timely distribution. This is a key departmental post and will give the successful applicant a broad experience that is both people focused and technical. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about the challenges of working in a busy and constantly changing environment, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and to achieve strict deadlines. You will be a highly motivated individual, with the ability to motivate and influence others, suggest and implement ideas to improve team performance and efficiency and will have excellent communication skills.
A standard CRB disclosure will be required.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Qualifications
* Good level of general education including Mathematics and English at GCSE Grade 4 or above, or equivalent
* NVQ Level 4 in Business and Admin or equivalent experience
* OCR level III or equivalent word processing experience
Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team, other medical secretaries and service users
* Experience of live typing/minute taking
* Experience of digital audio typing
Knowledge
* Understanding of GDPR
* Specialist knowledge of a range of secretarial procedures
Experience
* Experience of working in an office environment
* Experience of working with distressed patients
* Secretarial experience
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 name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum, pro rata
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