Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Team Secretary - Perinatal Service

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Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Team Secretary for one year maternity cover to join the East Sussex Perinatal Team - this role is 30 hours per week.

Full training, support and supervision given - and this role can build on previous mental health experience. This is an exciting time to join a developing, innovative specialist service!

Main duties of the job

To provide an efficient and comprehensive secretarial/ administrative service to the Team. To include audio/copy typing of clinical reports, manuscripts and other correspondence. Draft letters and emails as appropriate.
Deal with telephone enquiries from clients, doctors, other health professionals and the general public.
To manage diaries, set up and service meetings.
To be responsible along with other members of the admin team for the security of the building, including securing expensive equipment, locking windows and doors and entering exit and entry codes.

About us

The Long Term Plan for Mental Health sets out national and local ambitions to improve care for people in pregnancy through the first stages of the babies' life who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health difficulties.

One in five women experience post or ante natal depression, anxiety or in some cases psychosis, during pregnancy or in the first year after childbirth.

Perinatal community mental health services provide specialist care for women (and their babies) with moderate to severe mental illness, such as bipolar disorder or severe depression. The long-term benefits of this kind of specialist care offers early help and support to parents and babies to help with a range of perinatal issues including parent infant bonding.

Sussex Partnership have a Perinatal Mental Health Service that covers Sussex. This is delivered by four teams across the area. The service is committed to delivering a high quality service with a strong focus on staff wellbeing.

Date posted

27 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

354-CS-21341

Job locations

Woodside Annexe

The Drive

Hellingly

BN27 4ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see job description for outlines of the main duties and responsibilities of this post, and the person specification which lists the requirements necessary to perform the job. Candidates will be assessed according to the extent to which they meet the specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ3/ RSA 3 or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 1 years experience of a range of secretarial procedures
Knowledge of software programmes

Desirable

NHS Experience
Previous experience in a similar role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ3/ RSA 3 or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 1 years experience of a range of secretarial procedures
Knowledge of software programmes

Desirable

NHS Experience
Previous experience in a similar role

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.