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Team Secretary/Administrator (Mental Health & Learning Disabilities)

Hywel Dda University Health Board

Aberystwyth, SY23 1HB

Salary

£26,813 to £27,890

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

14 September 2026

14 days left

Job description

The Community Mental Health Team based at Gorwelion, Aberystwyth, is seeking an organised, proactive, and compassionate Team Secretary to support the ...

In this Team Secretary role, you will be responsible for managing clinical correspondence, maintaining accurate patient records, arranging appointments and meetings, and supporting the coordination of diagnostic pathways. You will act as a first point of contact for patients, families, and partner services, ensuring that all enquiries are handled sensitively, professionally, and in line with confidentiality requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong communication and organisational skills who is committed to supporting mental health services. You will play an essential role in helping the team deliver timely assessments and compassionate care to our local community.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Applications will be shortlisted based on 'Qualifications and Knowledge,' 'Experience' and 'Other' criteria will be assessed at interview stages.

Interviews will be held on 22.09.2026

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in

  • Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
  • Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
  • Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
  • 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
  • Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

  • RSA/NVQ 3 qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience

Desirable

  • Knowledge of clinical/medical terminology

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of using Microsoft Office packages [Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, MS Teams, Desktop Publishing and E-mail]
  • Experience of working in an administrative role within a busy office environment
  • Experience of producing and maintaining spreadsheets & databases
  • Experience of taking and transcribing minutes of meetings
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • Experience of patient administration systems
  • Experience with working with TPro.
  • Understanding of/ or experience of working within Mental Health and/ or Learning Disabilities
  • Familiar and confident using e-mail and searching the internet

Language Skills

Desirable

  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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

27 August 2026

Last checked

31 August 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

HDU
Hywel Dda University Health Board

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