Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Team Secretary - Community Mental Health Team

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and skilled person to join our friendly and professionally established administration team within Adult Mental Health for the Community Mental Health Team based at Fareham Health Centre or Havant Health Centre

The post holder must have:

  • Previous Team Secretarial experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication and customer care skills
  • Face to face and on the telephone communication skills with members of the public and various members of the multidisciplinary team.
  • Good time management skills
  • Have the ability to prioritise their work appropriately
  • Have a flexible approach to their work and working environment.

The successful candidate must be:

  • Positive
  • Methodical and calm approach to all aspects of their work
  • Able to multi-task

The role will be working alongside another team secretary and medical secretaries and together you will support with the general admin required by the team, including Mental Health Practitioners, Consultant Psychiatrists and Psychological Therapy staff.

Main duties of the job

To provide comprehensive Administration and Secretarial services to the Community Mental Health team.

The post holder will be responsible for the organisation of their own workload and delegated decisions/actions, as deemed appropriate by the Administration Manager/ Team Manager.

The needs of the service user will be the utmost priority. The principle of high-quality customer care is at the heart of this role.

They will need to ensure a friendly and professional ethos within the team/department for patients.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-PSE-8363

Job locations

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ


Fareham Health Centre

Osborn Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Previous experience of working as a secretary.
  • *Excellent standard of written and oral English.
  • *Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Office 365.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Previous experience of working as a secretary.
  • *Excellent standard of written and oral English.
  • *Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Office 365.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Megan Moore , Cat King

megan.moore@southernhealth.nhs.uk

01329227180

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

348-PSE-8363

Job locations

Havant Health Centre

Civic Centre Road

Havant

Hampshire

PO9 2AZ


Fareham Health Centre

Osborn Road

Fareham

Hampshire

PO16 7ER


Supporting documents

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