Job overview

We currently have an opportunity for a suitably experienced secretary to join our team of Clinical Support Secretaries within our Medical Secretariat, working with the Fractures team on a temporary basis to cover a secondment.

The available position is for 32 hours per week, based at our Wigan Site.  There is potential, after a period of training, for agile working to be considered.

This interesting & varied role requires the ability to work well on your own initiative whilst being committed to teamwork to ensure work is completed to meet Trust targets.   You must possess the ability to manage a variety of tasks & prioritise these accordingly whilst working under pressure. Good communication skills and the ability to deal with confidential & sensitive issues in a professional manner are essential. 

Main duties of the job

You will be working in a busy environment within the ‘virtual’ Clinical Secretary pool within a small team to designated specialties.  You will be providing an efficient audio typing service using our Digital Dictation System, together with our existing Patient Information Systems.  You will support our Consultant PAs, ensuring that patient and GP correspondence is typed and dispatched within a timely manner.

To be successful in this role you will need to be qualified to RSA III or equivalent or have a proven experience of audio-typing and providing a secretarial / audio-typing service. You will also need to be able to type accurately at speeds of around 40 – 50 words per minute.  Having knowledge of medical terminology and / or an AMSPAR qualification will be a distinct advantage.  Previous secretarial experience within a hospital or other medical environment would also be a distinct advantage.

When applying, please refer to the person spec, demonstrating in your application how you meet the criteria, providing examples where possible. Please also indicate all of the specialities that you have experience of typing for, where applicable. 

This role is ideal for those wishing to pursue a career as a medical secretary, offering opportunities to gain knowledge and experience across multiple specialties to facilitate progression to a higher level.

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.