Medical Secretary - Band 4

Job summary

Medical Secretary - Band 4 for Children & Young People Mental Health (Rise) Eating Disorders Service

Full Time (37.5 hours per week) Mon - Fri 09:00-17:00

Within this service an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Medical Secretary to be part of our Children & Young People Mental Health Eating Disorders team for Coventry and Warwickshire.

The post holder will play an important role providing efficient, comprehensive and complex medical secretary service to the Consultants and their teams, acting as a first point of contact for patients, staff and stakeholders, exercising judgement and resolving problems.

Previous Medical Secretarial experience is required and knowledge of supervising an admin team is desirable.You must demonstrate a mature attitude and be able to show initiative with the ability to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible, exercising judgement and resolving problems with a flexible work ethic. We are looking for confident individuals, who have a positive approach to change and supportive of service improvements.

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Main duties of the job

You will work within an integrated and skill mixed admin team based in Coventry, providing complex secretarial and admin support with responsibility for coordinating and managing the work required by the clinical services. You will be expected to show initiative and have the ability to delegate tasks appropriately and supervise staff in order to effectively and efficiently support clinical service delivery.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

About us

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support groups

We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.