Secretary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Wakefield CAMHS is seeking a secretary to join a busy admin team at Drury Lane Health & Wellbeing Centre. You will handle calls, typing, minutes, and referrals using MS Office and SystmOne, working 22.5 hours weekly.

The role requires GCSE English and a typing/word processing qualification to RSA III or equivalent, with a professional, accurate approach and ability to prioritise workload under pressures.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an office environment is essential.
• Self-motivated, friendly and able to work under deadlines.
• Flexible in approach and able to prioritise workload.
• Ability to use own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Receive telephone calls into the department and handle enquiries.
• Type and word process letters, reports and general correspondence.
• Use the trusts clinical recording system (SystmOne) and manage electronic referrals.
• Take accurate messages, minute meetings and liaise with professionals.

Skills

Secretarial experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

Typing/Word Processing RSA III

Education

GCSE English

Typing/Word Processing RSA III or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Wakefield Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service is currently recruiting a secretary based at Drury Lane Health & Wellbeing Centre, Wakefield CAMHS., Duties will be varied and will include receiving telephone calls into the department. Working in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, the trusts clinical recording system (SystmOne), typing and word processing letters, reports and general correspondence, also receiving referral information electronically and via the telephone. Receiving general telephone enquiries into the department and liaising with other professionals, taking accurate messages and minuting meetings. Good communication skills and a professional manner is essential.

We are looking for a secretary who has experience of working within an office environment, who is self-motivated, friendly, able to work accurately under pressure to deadlines and is flexible in their approach. They must be able to use their own initiative and prioritise their workload.

The role is 22.5hrs per week, with office opening hours Monday to Friday 8:30am till 5:00pm.

The applicants will be required to work as part of an integrated wider admin team within the CAMHS service and therefore you will be required to demonstrate a flexible approach to travel as you may be required to cover at different bases of the service., The successful candidate must be fully computer literate in Microsoft Office and be qualified in GCSE English and hold a Typing/Word Processing qualification to RSA IlI or equivalent.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.