Medical secretary | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Pennine Care NHS FT
Salary:	£28,392 - £31,157 Per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oldham, OL1 1SP
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Jul 2026
Closing date:	21 Aug 2026

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Summary

Oldham Early Intervention Team are looking to recruit a medical secretary for a three month secondment.

We are looking for someone who is friendly and approachable, with great communication skills , who can promote change and efficiency. As well as being a helpful team player, the postholder will need to work autonomously, prioritise workload, and delegate work to the administrative team.

This role will covers secretarial duties to the consultant psychiatrist and line management to the admin team, and to support the ongoing development of the service.

The post holder will undertake general office duties including typing of medical and other correspondence. They will be responsible for the management of administrative duties within their area of work . They will offer managerial supervision to the members of the administrative team.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

• Access to Continued Professional Development

• Involvement in improvement and research activities

• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service

• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Aug 2026

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