Team Secretary

Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Team Secretary within the COAST Team in Haywards Heath. The role focuses on proactive secretarial and administrative support to the clinical team, with emphasis on effective communication and teamwork.

You will handle general admin duties, prioritise tasks, and manage workload within established policies to provide a high-quality service to patients and staff. Experience in administration is essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and adapt to changing workload.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient and proactive secretarial/admin support to the clinical team.
• Carry out general administrative duties within set routines and procedures.
• Deal courteously with patients and staff enquiries and support service delivery.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

IT skills

Secretarial skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an adaptable individual to join our service as a Team Secretary within the COAST Team in Haywards Heath.

As a successful candidate you will have to provide efficient and pro‑active secretarial/admin support to the clinical team.

You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be able to prioritise and adapt to constant demands on the workload as well as to demonstrate the ability to work as a team member. The post holder is responsible for carrying out general administrative duties; work within set routines and processes, policies and procedures to provide a comprehensive high quality service to the service, and able to deal efficiently and courteously with patients and staff enquiries. Relevant experience working within an administration team is essential.

Essential skills required for the post include - the ability to prioritise tasks, effective time management skills; excellent IT and secretarial skills; good communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.

Sussex Partnership Trust has an extensive training and development program and you will be supported to use this to develop your potential.