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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic committed secretary who can provide effective and efficient secretarial and administrative support to the Haematology Clinical Team. The post holder will work as part of a dynamic team and be an excellent communicator, organised and able to work well under pressure.

The post holder will require a high degree of organisational skills and excellent working knowledge of administrative systems, with the ability to communicate to staff and patients at all levels.

You should be competent in word processing, be organised and possess a recognised educational standard in English and Maths. Experience of general office procedures is also desirable. Excellent keyboard and data inputting skills are needed as is the understanding of the importance in maintaining confidentiality.

The post holder will often be the first point of contact for the service requiring clear communication and liaison skills. They will be responsible for managing and prioritising their own workload and will be required to use their own initiative.

Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities include: 

• Typing clinical letters
• Receive and distribute correspondence
• Deal with telephone calls, both internal and external
• Provide support to the Senior Medical Secretaries

Working for our organisation

We know we can provide you with a great place to work, alongside fantastic teams who are all pulling together to give the people of Bolton the best care possible. We have a unique family feel here in the Trust and this has been recently evidenced by our staff telling us, through the NHS Staff Survey, that we are the best place to work in Greater Manchester.  We are so proud of this and it is so wonderful that our staff feel this way, especially in the midst of one of the biggest challenges we have faced.

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of our people and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. Staff are valued and we can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development.