Medical Secretary | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Barrow in Furness, LA13 9AZ |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7877381/351-BAY954-MF |
Summary
A great opportunity has arisen for a permanent, Band 4 Medical Secretary based on Dova Ward, Danegarth Inpatients, Barrow in Furness. The post holder will provide an efficient and effective high quality secretarial service to support Consultant and Medical Staff in maintaining a safe, efficient and effective clinical service.
The successful applicant will require a mature, flexible approach and the ability to work within a busy team. They will also be expected to use their own initiative and work unsupervised to ensure the effective coordination of duties.
Evidence of a good general education is essential together with good communication skills and excellent organisation ability. You must have fast keyboard skills. Knowledge of working within the NHS will be an advantage and computer skills will be essential.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent mental health and substance misuse services. The Trust invests in its staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.
You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date, then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
This is an exciting time for Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust which is undergoing significant transformational change to ensure services are meeting the needs of our population.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here:Keeping our workforce well
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Tuesday 31 Mar 2026