Medical Secretary
The closing date is 18 August 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary to join the Moving Well Service within Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will work closely with the Deputy Admin Lead, Consultants, other Clinical Professionals, Service Managers and operational managers to provide an efficient and responsive administration service. The post holder will be required to work on their own initiative and liaise effectively with a broad range of health and social care professional. They will be experienced in supporting the management of operational clinical services, supervising a team and maintaining staff and client confidentiality.
You will support and develop a responsive administration service having responsibility for the day to day supervision of the administrative team and in adherence to Trust policies and procedures.
If you would like more information or have any informal queries please contact us on the details provided.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will have proven communication skills in order to formulate all the staffing rotas and ensure timely distribution. This is a key departmental post and will give the successful applicant a broad experience that is both people focused and technical.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about the challenges of working in a busy and constantly changing environment, with the ability to remain calm under pressure and to achieve strict deadlines. You will be a highly motivated individual, with the ability to motivate and influence others, suggest and implement ideas to improve team performance and efficiency and will have excellent communication skills.
About us
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
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Details
Date posted
05 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-CEN2289-EB
Job locations
Minerva Health Centre
Preston
PR1 6TD
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Minerva Health Centre
Preston
PR1 6TD
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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