Inpatient Clinical Secretary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the East Midlands is seeking a full-time In-Patient Clinical Secretary for Kingfisher Ward. This role requires providing secretarial and administrative support to the clinical team, maintaining appointment schedules, and ensuring smooth admissions and discharges. The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role at a senior management level and possess strong planning and organisational skills.

Benefits

In-house occupational health services

Dedicated Health and Wellbeing team

Employee-led staff networks

Qualifications

• Experience as a secretary at consultant or senior management level.
• Skills to meet the needs of ward clinical and medical teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial and administrative support to clinical teams.
• Assist with clerical arrangements for admissions and discharges.
• Maintain accurate appointment schedules.

Skills

Excellent planning and organisational skills

Comprehensive knowledge of administration

Experience in similar secretarial role

Job description

Older People Care Unit have a secondment opportunity for a full time In-Patient Clinical Secretary for Kingfisher Ward at Blossomwood.

This post will provide secretarial and administrative support to the ward clinical and medical teams. You will be required to undertake clinical administrative and secretarial work as required by the ward medical and clinical team. Providing support to the Consultant Psychiatrist and Ward Manager maintaining accurate appointment schedules. It is essential that you have excellent planning and organisational skills and ensure that you assist the clinical team with all necessary clerical arrangements for admissions and discharges.

This role requires an experienced secretary who has worked in a similar role to consultant or senior management level with a comprehensive knowledge of administration and secretarial duties and with the skills and experience to meet the needs of the role.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.