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Ash Villa
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
274-11775-AI
Employer
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ash Villa
Town
Sleaford
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/12/2025 08:00
Interview date
15/12/2025

Employer heading

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Secretary

Band 4

Job overview

Ash Villa is a 15-bed female acute treatment ward.

We are seeking a talented and experienced administrator to support our inpatient Consultant psychiatrist and their junior colleagues with day to day secretarial needs.

We are looking for candidates who are dynamic and committed to achieving quality outcomes.

You will need to be organised and pro active and able to work in a fast paced environment. The post demands the ability to communicate at all levels with patients, relatives, medical colleagues and allied health professionals whilst maintaining a high standard of service to meet the needs of the patient.

The role includes a range of secretarial and administrative duties such as minute taking, diary management, report and letter writing, and the use of various software systems.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role. Please provide details of the visa type and expiry date in your application. Failure to provide the required information will result in your application being rejected

Main duties of the job

To provide efficient and effective medical secretarial support to Consultants and Junior Medical Staff and assist in the organisation of the Consultant’s workload.

The post holder will be expected to act on their initiative and provide cross cover/support for other secretaries as necessary to facilitate effective service function

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family,  Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy lifeVisit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide efficient and effective medical secretarial support to Consultants and Junior Medical Staff, and assist in the organisation of the Consultant’s workload, such as :

  • Minute Taking
  • Planning Appointments and managing diaries
  • Prioritise workload to maintain deadlines
  • Filing and accurate management of patient records
  • Managing Phone calls and liaisons between services
  • Produce accurate, high-quality medical correspondence, often of a distressing and emotional nature, including letters, Mental Health Act reports, memoranda, and other documents, many of which are non-routine, as required using audio/copying, typing, and word processing systems.

The post holder will be expected to act on their initiative and provide cross-cover/support for other secretaries as necessary to facilitate an effective service function.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE or equivalent in English Grade A-C or 9-4 or level 2 Literacy.
  • RSA III Typing and Audio or equivalent
  • ECDL or equivalent
  • NVQ 4 Business Administration or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • AMSPAR
  • Medical Terminology Certificate or experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Ability to take and produce formal minutes of a variety of meetings in both face to face settings and remotely
  • Substantial experience in a Secretarial role
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of people with mental health problems
  • Experience of working as part of a team in a busy office
  • Diary Management including electronic diary management
  • Previous experience in a medical or NHS setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to accept and manage change
  • Must be reliable and to work under pressure and deadlines under own initiative
  • Good time management skills and able to prioritise workload
  • Approachable, adaptable and flexible
  • Customer focused and self-motivated
  • Good communication skills ensuring that service users, staff and carers are treated in a polite and efficient manner, using tact and confidentiality at all times.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in a wide range of IT systems including Microsoft Teams and Rio

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Sunflower Hidden DisabilitiesTimewise-Flex Positive EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeAccessAbleStonewall Gold 2022Dying to Work CharterStep into healthCarer Confident -AccomplishedNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkOne Workforce Lincolnshire ICSDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldPastoral Care Quality AwardStonewall Top 100 2024Stonewall Bronze Award 2024Wellness WellbeingNet Zero

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Georgie James
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 309780

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Welton House
Lime Kiln Way
Lincoln
LN2 4WH
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