Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Team Secretary

The closing date is 17 September 2025

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Specialist Pathway and Risk Consultation Service (SPaRCS), as a Band 3 Team Secretary. This role will provide administration and secretarial support to our clinical team based at the Anita Samuels Centre.

We are a small, multi-disciplinary team with arange of clinical experience and specialist knowledge supporting professionals working with service users open to Mersey Care services.

The hours are full time 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. We also offer a hybrid working model and support flexible working arrangements.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have excellent communication and organisational skills.

A Business Administration Level 3 or equivalent is essential as is experience of working with information systems. Proven relevant experience of working in an administrative role. Demonstrable organisational and time management skills, audio typing skills, good written, verbal and nonverbal skills.

Successful applicants will be able to organise their own workload and co-ordinate workload activities with the clinical team. There is a need to beable to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work on your own initiative

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

350-SC7415047-B

Job locations

Anita Samuels Centre

4 Ellison Grove

Huyton

L36 9GA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full detail and main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full detail and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Business Administration Level 3 or equivalent.
IT skills and experience.

Desirable

Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
ECDL

Knowledge

Essential

Proven relevant experience of working in an administrative role.
Demonstrable organisational and time management skills.
Audio typing skills.
Good written, verbal and non-verbal skills.

Desirable

Experience & knowledge of people who experience mental health issues.
Experience of working in a healthcare environment.
PowerPoint presentation
Cashier experience.
Minute taking experience.

Personal attributes

Essential

Ability to work flexibly to meet service need.
Ability to use initiative and maintain a positive and professional attitude.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to prioritise work with minimum supervision.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to people with tact and diplomacy.
Willingness to work in a secure setting.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Business Administration Level 3 or equivalent.
IT skills and experience.

Desirable

Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
ECDL

Knowledge

Essential

Proven relevant experience of working in an administrative role.
Demonstrable organisational and time management skills.
Audio typing skills.
Good written, verbal and non-verbal skills.

Desirable

Experience & knowledge of people who experience mental health issues.
Experience of working in a healthcare environment.
PowerPoint presentation
Cashier experience.
Minute taking experience.

Personal attributes

Essential

Ability to work flexibly to meet service need.
Ability to use initiative and maintain a positive and professional attitude.
Ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to prioritise work with minimum supervision.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to people with tact and diplomacy.
Willingness to work in a secure setting.

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

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Anita Samuels Centre

4 Ellison Grove

Huyton

L36 9GA

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Anita Samuels Centre

4 Ellison Grove

Huyton

L36 9GA

Employer's website

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