Job summary
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health services for adults and young people across Sussex. This post will be based at Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath working with our Mental Health Liaison Team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and well organised Team Secretary to support our Consultant Psychiatrists and associated medical team. You will be required to work to a very high standard of accuracy, have excellent organisational skills and be able to demonstrate initiative in planning your own workload in a way that supports the work of the Consultants. Working with our friendly and understanding staff you will have a pivotal role in supporting our Mental Health Liaison Team.
About us
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discount
In addition, you will receive on-going support, supervision and training opportunities to enable your own continued professional development to help make a difference to the lives of the patients and local communities we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to have good time management skills, the ability to organise and prioritise work along with an understanding of, and a commitment to patient confidentiality. This is a very busy department and the post holder should, therefore have the ability to work under pressure. You should have experience and a proven background in all aspects of secretarial/office work ideally within a medical / hospital setting however this is not absolutely necessary. It would be advantageous if you have Medical Secretary experience with RSA or equivalent experience plus working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will need to have good time management skills, the ability to organise and prioritise work along with an understanding of, and a commitment to patient confidentiality. This is a very busy department and the post holder should, therefore have the ability to work under pressure. You should have experience and a proven background in all aspects of secretarial/office work ideally within a medical / hospital setting however this is not absolutely necessary. It would be advantageous if you have Medical Secretary experience with RSA or equivalent experience plus working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent
- RSA 3 or equivalent experience and evidence of further practical experience
- Good standard of secondary education; GCSE at Grade C or above
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of a range of secretarial procedures
- Proven experience of working as a Secretary
- Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
- Experience of generating own correspondence
- Experience of maintaining office systems
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent
- RSA 3 or equivalent experience and evidence of further practical experience
- Good standard of secondary education; GCSE at Grade C or above
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of a range of secretarial procedures
- Proven experience of working as a Secretary
- Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
- Experience of generating own correspondence
- Experience of maintaining office systems
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
