Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Management Secretary

The closing date is 26 April 2026

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Management Team Secretary to join our team within the Surgical Division.

The successful candidate will provide an efficient and effective support service by delivering a comprehensive, confidential secretarial and administrative service across the full range of the Management Team.

This will include the production of letters and reports, drafting routine correspondence, collating information as required, managing diary commitments, and scheduling meetings. The post holder will liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including NHS colleagues and external partners, to ensure that Management Team business is effectively progressed.

Main duties of the job

For further information around the role please see the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Details

Date posted

10 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

214-SRG-7833909

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information around the role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information around the role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Keyboard skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Prioritisation of workloads and managing time effectively
  • Knowledge of full range of administrative skills
  • Proactive and constructive approach

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education including English GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent)
  • RSA III text processing/word processing or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ in Administration
  • European Computer Driving Licence
  • CLAIT

Further Training

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training as required

Desirable

  • PAS training

Experience

Essential

  • Secretarial experience
  • Use of word processing and spreadsheet packages
  • Working to high standards of accuracy under pressure and adhering to strict deadlines
  • Good team member, diplomatic and tactful.
  • Organising, attending and taking minutes at meetings
  • Effective communication

Desirable

  • NHS experience
  • Experience of Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook and Excel
  • Knowledge of PAS system
  • Audio typing
  • Customer care

Contractual

Essential

  • Adhere to Trust policies and procedures
  • Good time keeping
  • Flexible approach to work to meet the demands of the role.
  • Attend fire lecture annually
  • Aware of health and safety
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Keyboard skills
  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Prioritisation of workloads and managing time effectively
  • Knowledge of full range of administrative skills
  • Proactive and constructive approach

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education including English GCSE at grade C or above (or equivalent)
  • RSA III text processing/word processing or equivalent

Desirable

  • NVQ in Administration
  • European Computer Driving Licence
  • CLAIT

Further Training

Essential

  • Willingness to undertake further training as required

Desirable

  • PAS training

Experience

Essential

  • Secretarial experience
  • Use of word processing and spreadsheet packages
  • Working to high standards of accuracy under pressure and adhering to strict deadlines
  • Good team member, diplomatic and tactful.
  • Organising, attending and taking minutes at meetings
  • Effective communication

Desirable

  • NHS experience
  • Experience of Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook and Excel
  • Knowledge of PAS system
  • Audio typing
  • Customer care

Contractual

Essential

  • Adhere to Trust policies and procedures
  • Good time keeping
  • Flexible approach to work to meet the demands of the role.
  • Attend fire lecture annually
  • Aware of health and safety

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Divisional General Manager

Matthew Warrilow

matthew.warrilow@nhs.net

07916710528

Details

Date posted

10 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

214-SRG-7833909

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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