Support Medical Secretary - Radiology
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Southport, PR8 6PNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
24 October 2026
5 days leftJob description
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Support Medical Secretary to join our expanding team in the Radiology Department. It is expected that...
- Working as part of a team to provide secretarial support to the Radiology Department
- Working across all specialties to ensure timely despatch of Radiology reports to General Practitioners and Consultants on a timely basis.
The position is based at Southport Hospital
Please see Job Description for further information
Please note this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.
ersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Our Values
Essential: - We are Kind; - We are Open; - We are Inclusive
Qualifications
Essential: - NVQ III or equivalent experience; - RSA II/III Typing or word processing; - Knowledge of medical terminology; - Audio typing
Desirable: - AMSPAR Diploma; - European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, both internal and external
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of Data Protection
- Flexible working approach
- Ability to plan and organise own workload to meet targets
- Customer Service skills
Desirable: - Knowledge of Microsoft Office Software Package
Knowledge and experience
Essential: - Previous secretarial experience with knowledge of secretarial / administrative procedures and systems; - Previous Medical Secretary experience
Desirable: - Previous NHS experience
Other
Essential
- Committed to self-development to meet the requirements of the role
- Ability to concentrate for prolonged periods when transcribing medical audio dictation in a predictable work pattern
- Ability to deal with distressed patients or relatives when answering telephone
- Ability to cope with frequent indirect exposure to distressing or emotional situations in content of clinical correspondence
- Continuous use of computer / keyboard
- Use of trolleys to transport casenotes
- Continuous use of VDU
- Working in an office environment
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
6 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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