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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday 8.30-4.30, Friday 8.30-4.30)
Job ref
186-1016-25-MH
Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sherwood Oaks Hospital
Town
Mansfield
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Personal Secretary

NHS AfC: Band 3

We fully support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that the content, especially your supporting statement, is personalised and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility

Job overview

To provide a high level secretarial support to the AMH Senior Management Team.

Produce high quality reports and minutes within agreed deadlines, as required. 

To undertake office duties including diary management and message management, opening and distributing mail, operation of brought forward systems, dealing with telephone calls and enquiries, production of documents, typing and audio typing, photocopying, collating of documents and electronic filing as well as general administration support services.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.  

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. 

Main duties of the job

Diary Management

Setting Up Meetings

Minute taking

Audio typing

Letters

Updating Spreadsheets/ Databases

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To deal with requests and enquiries and forward them to the relevant team member.

Facilitate meetings/sickness meetings including venue booking, refreshments, producing and circulating agendas, recording attendance and accurate minute taking.

To be able to work flexibly and provide cover which may include the requirement to travel to different sites. 

Ensure sickness, study and annual leave is recorded on the ESR system.

To collect and maintain accurate team information with regards to training undertaken, PAD’s, Clinical Supervision and any other database.

Booking courses, accommodation, and travel requests, as and when required.

To manage, update and maintain diary schedules, ensuring that conflicting and amended appointments are actioned appropriately.

Responsible for ensuring that accurate work is completed within the time limits and standards set.

To work effectively both independently and as a team member.

Responsible for own Mandatory Training requirements. 

To undertake any other duties that would be a reasonable expectation of the role.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa. 

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. 

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Typing/word processing qualification to RSA/OCR III standard or equivalent level of experience
Desirable criteria
  • ECDL

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • Knowledge of a full range of Business & Administration procedures acquired through NVQ Level 3 or proven practical experience
  • • Computer literacy including word, excel, outlook, database

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Scheduling/ Diary Management
  • • Minute Taking
  • • Experience of working in a customer-facing role
  • • High Level Microsoft Office software
  • • Previous experience of working in an office environment
  • • Ability to work as an effective team member
Desirable criteria
  • • Relevant Experience of working within the NHS

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to travel between venues

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Elliemae Roberts
Job title
Personal Assistant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115914566
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