Part Time Medical Secretary

Do you have administration experience and are looking to step into a new role? Join The Spinney as a Part Time Medical Secretary and enjoy a career where you are valued and supported to be the best you can be.

Working 22.5 hours a week, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to medical team at The Spinney. From managing their diaries, planning meetings to updating records, you will be able to turn your hand to any admin related task. 

As the Medical Secretary, you will work alongside the Registered Clinicians assisting with confidential paperwork, service users records and GP letters. You will liaise with external agencies to get up-to-date information on service users and GP letters.

You will liaise with external agencies to get up-to-date information on service users and will take to lead in recording their blood test results. 

There’s also a huge range of courses on offer to help grow and develop your career. If you have the aspiration, capability and dedication, Elysium Healthcare can give you the support and opportunities to help you achieve your career goals.

As a Medical Secretary you will be: 

  • Supporting the Registered Clinician with letters and general documentation
  • Supporting all meetings as minute taker as requested chaired by the Medical Director, SMT or ad hoc.
  • Receiving and record typing, checking, and amending for spelling and grammatical errors, completing within given deadlines.
  • Participating in the administration, development and evaluation of regulatory matters.
  • Co-ordinating the hospital diary and the whereabouts of the clinicians
  • Booking in meetings
  • Arranging Conference Calls

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • IT skills including Microsoft Office
  • Experience of audio typing
  • Communication and organisational skills
  • A minimum of 4 GCSEs or equivalent
  • Knowledge of mental health and medications 

Where you will be working:

Location: Everest Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9NT

You will be working at The Spinney, a service which offer a range of care settings for male patients with personality disorder and/or mental illness. The purpose-built medium, low secure and rehabilitation wards, as well as a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) are all set within an 11 acre site with extensive woodland and landscaped areas.

You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team at The Spinney who have previously been recognised by the Association of Psychological Therapies (APT) for their ability to reinforce positive behaviour, prevention of challenging behaviour and successful interventions in a secure care setting.

What you will get:

  • Annual salary of £24,766 (pro rata)                       
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off! (pro rata)    
  • Free meals and parking
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Pension contribution to secure your future.
  • Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
  • Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.



Elysium Healthcare £24,766 per annum Atherton