This is a secretarial and administrative post supporting the Tamar Dementia in Older People's Mental Health (DOPMH) Service, part of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, based at Trevillis House. The role centres on typing and admin requests for the team, keeping lines of communication open between staff, patients and others while protecting confidentiality. It is a full 37.5-hour week, Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 5.00pm, and needs an NHS secretarial background plus audio-typing and word-processing skills. Candidates should be comfortable with psychiatric medical terminology and taking minutes.
What the job involves
- Provide secretarial and administrative support to the DOPMH Team
- Meet typing and administrative requests promptly
- Keep effective lines of communication between team members, patients and others
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
What’s required
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
- RSA III Word-Processing or equivalent qualification or experience
- RSA II Audio-Typing or equivalent qualification or experience
Experience
- Previous experience working as a secretary within the NHS
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Problem solving
- Meeting deadlines and working under pressure while remaining calm
- Managing own workload and working independently
- Prioritising work and working on own initiative
- Knowledge of psychiatric medical terminology
Other
- Computer literacy with experience of spreadsheets and databases
- Knowledge of the Trust's electronic information systems
- Minute taking
Nice to have
- Shorthand
- Previous experience working as a secretary in a clinical mental health environment
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
