Secretary

Job summary

We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Secretary to join our Adult Community Mental Health Service team. This part-time position is ideal for someone who has a strong passion for providing high-quality customer care and administrative support in a mental health setting.You'll provide comprehensive secretarial support to the current admin team, consultants, associate specialists, and other allied health professionals. We are looking for someone who can use their own initiative, work well with other people, be able to work on their own as well as being able to approach others for support. The right candidate will have excellent IT and typing skills.If you think that you are the right person for the job, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Communicate with patients, colleagues, internal and external.
• Deal with day to day correspondence.
• Receive telephone calls, accepting messages on behalf of members of the specialty team, taking appropriate action where necessary.
• Prioritise own work efficiently and effectively, highlighting any issues to the Band 4.
• Type all forms of clinical correspondence as dictated by medical staff, by use of audio or copy typing.

About us

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!