Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Support Secretary/ Admin Support

The closing date is 17 August 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, hard-working team administrator to join our team working in Neurospychiatry in Llandough Hospital.

The position is 30hrs per week and hours can be worked over 4 or 5 days Monday to Friday.

We are searching for a person who shares our core values including caring for the people we serve and the people we work with; we trust and respect each other, take personal responsibility, treat people with kindness and act with integrity.

The individual must be reliable and flexible to meet service needs and used to working in a busy environment.

The successful candidate will ideally have some previous experience of working within a similar role. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team would be an advantage as would the ability to support various teams and projects.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

To provide a full range of clerical services to the Clinical staff within Neuropsychiatry and provide assistance to the Senior Nurse and medical staff. The role is a varied and busy one so you will need to have good interpersonal skills along with good computer and organisational skills. The need for confidentiality is essential in this role as is the attention to detail.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Details

Date posted

03 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£26,813 to £27,890 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

001-AC286-0726

Job locations

University Hospital Llandough

Penlan Road

Llandough

CF64 2XX

United Kingdom


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good basic educational qualifications including maths and English
  • Good computer skills/knowledge

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of good customer service. Administration experience.

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience.

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent filing skills
  • Good telephone manner
  • Keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of team working

Special Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of MS Office packages

Desirable

  • Knowledge of PARIS

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure on own initiative
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Enthusiastic

Other

Essential

  • Flexible working hours and days
  • Ability to travel in a timely manner

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good basic educational qualifications including maths and English
  • Good computer skills/knowledge

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of good customer service. Administration experience.

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience.

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent filing skills
  • Good telephone manner
  • Keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Evidence of team working

Special Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of MS Office packages

Desirable

  • Knowledge of PARIS

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure on own initiative
  • Attention to detail
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Enthusiastic

Other

Essential

  • Flexible working hours and days
  • Ability to travel in a timely manner

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh

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

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

University Hospital Llandough

Penlan Road

Llandough

CF64 2XX

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

University Hospital Llandough

Penlan Road

Llandough

CF64 2XX

United Kingdom


Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Directorate Manager

Sue Tapper

sue.tapper@wales.nhs.uk

02921824455

Details

Date posted

03 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£26,813 to £27,890 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

001-AC286-0726

Job locations

University Hospital Llandough

Penlan Road

Llandough

CF64 2XX

United Kingdom


Supporting documents

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