Personal Medical Secretary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Warrington is seeking a full-time Band 4 Personal Assistant to support the Clinical Director for Low Secure and Specialist Forensic Community Services. This role involves providing comprehensive secretarial services, managing the on-call rota, and ensuring timely clinical documentation. Candidates should possess excellent organizational skills and have experience in a similar role. Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

Benefits

Opportunity to work with one of the largest trusts in the North West

Commitment to 'perfect care' values

Flexible working requests considered

Qualifications

• Experience as a Personal Assistant in a similar role is essential.
• Certificates for any qualifications included in the application must be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial and administrative support to the Clinical Director.
• Type various documentation from manuscripts and transcription recordings.
• Ensure the on-call rota is up to date.
• Take live minutes in ward rounds and prepare for meetings.
• Upload clinical information onto the clinical recording system.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to prioritise competing deadlines

Job description

You will be based in the Administration Office on the Hollins Park Site in Warrington. The post is for a full‑time Band 4 Personal Assistant who will administer the Clinical Director for Low Secure and Specialist Forensic Community Services and support their patient caseload.

Responsibilities

• Support the Clinical Director/Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist with a comprehensive, confidential and timely secretarial and administrative service.
• Type a wide variety of documentation from manuscript and transcription recordings.
• Ensure the on‑call rota is up to date and circulated.
• Take live minutes in ward rounds and meetings, prepare for meetings in advance, chase up outstanding actions.
• Upload all clinical information onto the clinical recording system in a timely manner.
• Handle a wide variety of administrative duties on behalf of the Consultant, prioritising workload accordingly.
• Support the inpatient and outpatient community team and both inpatient and outpatient services.

Qualifications

• Full‑time Band 4 Personal Assistant with experience of a similar role.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
• Certificates for any qualifications you include on your application form must be provided.

Benefits

• Join Mersey Care, one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West and the only UK trust offering high‑secure mental health facilities.
• Commitment to ‘perfect care’ – safe, effective, positive, timely, equitable and efficient services.
• Organisation and service transformation programme to improve quality and reduce cost.
• Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.