Team Secretary
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Hailsham, BN27 1NP
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 September 2026
13 days left
Job description
Are you looking for a new challenge? If yes, then read on. An opportunity has arisen in our Lansdowne Team, who are looking for an experienced Team Se...
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 secretarial 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 as a secretary 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 organisational skills.
The roles supports the clinical team with administrative and secretarial duties, including:
- Typing and sending clinic letters
- Using our Electronic Patient Record system
- Working from a shared inbox
- Booking appointments and diary management
- Telephone calls to and from service users, carers, staff
- 27 days' leave plus bank holidays (rising to 29 after five and 33 after 10 years' service)
- Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Support towards the Continuous Professional Development certificate
- Generous NHS pension
- Great maternity,paternity and adoption support
- Childcare vouchers
- Wide range of LGBT+ initiatives
- Health service discounts andmany online benefits
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Cycle to Work Scheme and discounts on public transport
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or equivalent
- RSA 3 or equivalent experience and evidence of further practical experience or equivalent
- Good standard of secondary education; GCSE at Grade C or above or equivalent
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of a range of secretarial procedures
- Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
- Experience of maintaining office systems
- Experience of working as part of a team
Desirable
- Understanding of medical terminology
- Proven experience of working as an administrator
- Audio typing
- Experience of generating own correspondence
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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About the employer
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