218371 (MG) Medical Secretary

NHS Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is looking for a part-time Medical Secretary to support the prison mental health team in Edinburgh. The role involves administering psychological assessments and working collaboratively with a psychology team, requiring effective communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft applications.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of Microsoft packages.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Administer psychological assessments and interventions.
• Work with the psychology team in a prison setting.

Skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of Microsoft packages

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e., child and/or adult), then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

NHS LOTHIAN

Medical Secretary post

NHS Lothian Prisons

0.5 WTE Band 3 Permanent Post

We are recruiting a Medical Secretary to join the prison mental health team in HMP Edinburgh. This post is part of an expanding prison-based psychology interventions service working to provide high-quality direct and indirect psychological assessments and interventions for prison residents with mental health difficulties. The successful postholder will work with the existing psychology team to help administer this service.

This post requires good knowledge of Microsoft packages and online systems, excellent communication skills, and a willingness to learn.

For further information, please contact Dr. Suzie Black, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, by emailing [e-mail] or Andrew Bates, Directorate Assistant for Psychology, by emailing [e-mail].