East London NHS Foundation Trust

Team Secretary/Administrator

The closing date is 27 March 2026

Job summary

Administrative role, fixed term for nine months at Barnsley Street NMHC, 5 days per week.

To provide comprehensive, confidential secretarial and administrative support to Service consultants, Line Manager, wider multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring efficient and smooth running of the team.

The post holder will be required to work in a very busy and demanding environment, should be flexible and adaptable whilst having the ability to prioritise work and use their initiative to make sound judgements.

Typing letters (50-60wpm) including general correspondence, reports, letters to legal professionals, patients, manuscripts, clinical correspondence etc.

Responsible for diary management of consultant and team ensuring information is incorporated into Outlook calendar so that other clinicians can check their availability for meetings and to be familiar with medical staffs' whereabouts and schedules at all times.

Responsible for arranging meetings organising catering, taking minutes, including safeguarding adults meetings, preparation and circulation of paperwork as instructed by Consultant, other team members or direct Line Manager in line with Administration standards.

To work as part of the overall secretarial/administrative support for the Service, attend meetings, taking notes, chairing in accordance with the rota and provide cover for other administrative/secretarial colleagues on annual leave and sickness.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

To work to secretarial and administrative standards as outlined by the Service.

To undertake any other ad hoc secretarial/administrative duties as required by the Lead Consultant, Senior staff and Line Manager, consistent with the post and grade.

To work alongside and to cover, when appropriate, other administration staff across several locations in some instances.

Responsible for inputting and retrieving information from the designated computerised system ie; RIO, Reporting Services, Mosaic or any other system that may be introduced by the Trust or partner agencies.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details

Date posted

20 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a year per annum pro rata Inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

363-TH7848509

Job locations

Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre

53 - 55 Barnsley Street

Bethnal Green

E1 5RB


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide comprehensive, confidential secretarial and administrative support to Service consultants, Line Manager and wider multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring efficient and smooth running of the team.

For full details of the job, please refer to the job description and person specifications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide comprehensive, confidential secretarial and administrative support to Service consultants, Line Manager and wider multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring efficient and smooth running of the team.

For full details of the job, please refer to the job description and person specifications.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • English GCSE or equivalent
  • Good standard of Written and Spoken English

Desirable

  • AMSAR, or equivalent.
  • Full range of secretarial procedures to RSA. 3/NVQ 3 level or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

  • oWorking In a Team.
  • oBasic Office Experience.
  • oWorking as part of an administrative/secretarial team for at least two years.

Desirable

  • oWorking with people suffering from mental ill health.
  • oWorking in a Multidisciplinary Health Team

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • oComputer Literacy.
  • o50-60 wpm copy.
  • oFamiliarity with switchboard duties.
  • oAbility to manage own workload without direct supervision.
  • oEqual Opportunities.
  • oAn Understanding of Office Procedures
  • oConfidentiality.

Desirable

  • o50-60 wpm audio.
  • oKnowledge of Access/Patient Administration systems

Other

Essential

  • Professional Accountability.
  • Flexibility.
  • Communication Skills
  • Polite and Friendly
  • Ability to deal with verbally aggressive service users.
  • Ability to work on own initiative
Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • English GCSE or equivalent
  • Good standard of Written and Spoken English

Desirable

  • AMSAR, or equivalent.
  • Full range of secretarial procedures to RSA. 3/NVQ 3 level or equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential

  • oWorking In a Team.
  • oBasic Office Experience.
  • oWorking as part of an administrative/secretarial team for at least two years.

Desirable

  • oWorking with people suffering from mental ill health.
  • oWorking in a Multidisciplinary Health Team

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • oComputer Literacy.
  • o50-60 wpm copy.
  • oFamiliarity with switchboard duties.
  • oAbility to manage own workload without direct supervision.
  • oEqual Opportunities.
  • oAn Understanding of Office Procedures
  • oConfidentiality.

Desirable

  • o50-60 wpm audio.
  • oKnowledge of Access/Patient Administration systems

Other

Essential

  • Professional Accountability.
  • Flexibility.
  • Communication Skills
  • Polite and Friendly
  • Ability to deal with verbally aggressive service users.
  • Ability to work on own initiative

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre

53 - 55 Barnsley Street

Bethnal Green

E1 5RB


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre

53 - 55 Barnsley Street

Bethnal Green

E1 5RB


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Administrator

Kar Leng Parsons

karleng.parsons@nhs.net

02034871400

Details

Date posted

20 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£33,094 to £36,195 a year per annum pro rata Inc HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

363-TH7848509

Job locations

Barnsley Street Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre

53 - 55 Barnsley Street

Bethnal Green

E1 5RB


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