Support Secretary | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Liverpool, L9 7AL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	14 Oct 2026

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Summary

To provide a comprehensive support to AHP's and speciality teams, including nurse practitioners.

To produce accurate correspondence in a timely manner, typing from audio dictation.

Type dictation from shorthand and/or audio, of clinical letters, discharge summaries, domiciliary visits, medical reports, rotas, references and general correspondence – including administration.

Ensure that effective communication both within the Trust and between the hospital, GPs and patients are maintained.

Working as part of the secretarial team in ensuring that discharges and clinic letters are typed and sent out in accordance with the locally agreed standards.

Deal with enquiries by letter/email/telephone from patients, GPs, other hospitals, police, solicitors, other consultants, unit management etc.

Arrange investigations, follow up and ensure that all results are presented to medical/surgical staff and subsequently filed into patients medical records within the Trust locally agreed time scales.

General office duties, including dealing with incoming and outgoing correspondence, filing and photocopying etc.

Cooperate fully in the introduction of new technology and of new methods of working as appropriate to the work of a medical secretary.

Through self-development, continuously update knowledge of new trends and maintain and improve own knowledge.

Liaise closely with other Trusts regarding patient information and management and establish good levels of communication/liaison with other hospitals and departments.

The ability and commitment to work as a team member and be able to adhere to strict deadlines

Must undertake all mandatory training as required by the Trust.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

We are looking for an experienced Support Secretary to join our small administrative team in this busy, friendly department.

We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic person with a mature, responsible and flexible outlook, you will be required to cover other sites. Previous experience as a support Secretary with audio-typing skills is essential. You will have a caring and courteous manner and enjoy working with and meeting people. You will also be able to work unsupervised and display initiative, whilst being aware of team membership.

You will be responsible for typing clinical and administrative letters and other correspondence, answering telephone enquiries and dealing with patients from clinic when referred and taking minutes for management meetings.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Anita Brislen, Assistant CBM for Therapies - 0151 529 3340

This advert closes on Monday 28 Sep 2026

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