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Team Secretary

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Worthing, BN13 3EPView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

29 November 2026

16 days left

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team across Adur, Arun and Worthing We are looking for a well-organised, ef...

Based at our Swandean site in Worthing you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a full secretarial service including:

  • Providing a comprehensive, high quality secretarial service to doctors and clinicians.
  • Organising client appointments, updating calendars, booking interpreters as necessary.
  • Dealing sensitively with people, both on the telephone and in person, taking accurate messages and relaying them to the appropriate people and/or taking follow up action as required using appropriate initiative.
  • Providing reception cover for visitors at our other team bases as required.

The position is for a Band 3 Secretary. The secretary will provide administrative support to the clinical team of the Neighbourhood Mental Health Services across Adur, Arun and Worthing to include:

  • Providing a comprehensive, high quality secretarial service to doctors and clinicians.
  • Organising client appointments, updating calendars, booking interpreters as necessary.
  • Dealing sensitively with people, both on the telephone and in person, taking accurate messages and relaying them to the appropriate people and/or taking follow up action as required using appropriate initiative.
  • Providing reception cover for visitors at our other team bases as required.

The Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, Adur Arun & Worthing provides a Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm service for people experiencing mental health difficulties in the community in partnership with a wide range of health services.

The successful candidate will be joining a team of 15 administration colleagues who are committed to delivering an effective administration service.

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

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

13 November 2026

Last checked

13 November 2026

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About the employer

SPN
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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