Support Service Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role provides comprehensive secretarial support to clinical teams within the West OPS CMHT, assisting mental health care and treatment delivery. The successful candidate will need strong communication, organisational, and customer service skills, along with high IT literacy. Key duties include audio typing, minute taking, and managing correspondence. Flexibility and a professional work ethic are essential for supporting a busy service.
Essential criteria
- GSCE Maths/English
- Excellent proven communication skills and coordinating skills
- Previous substantive administration/secretarial or managerial experience.
- Knowledge of Information Governance and administration tasks.
- Values
Desirable criteria
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
- GSCE Maths/English
- Excellent proven communication skills and coordinating skills
- Previous substantive administration/secretarial or managerial experience.
- Knowledge of Information Governance and administration tasks.
- Values
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Support Service Secretary
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
The West OPS CMHT admin support a number of clinical and medical staff who deliver mental health care and treatment within the community. The service is looking to recruit a secretarial staff member into their service. Working within this role, you will provide comprehensive secretarial support for the clinical teams.
You will be required to have a strong and professional work ethic, have excellent communication, organisational, and customer service skills, and be able to multi-task to a high level. There is an expectation that you will be highly IT literate. Previous experience of audio typing and minute taking is essential, as both duties will form a significant part of this role.
You will be required to liaise with colleagues in other teams within the care group, and you would need a flexible approach to your work, under the guidance of the Team Coordinator.
Main duties of the job
We need someone with excellent administration/secretarial skills, who is adept at dealing with the challenges thrown up by supporting a busy service.
You must be willing to work flexibly within a challenging environment and be able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication, inter-personal, and administration skills.
Responsibilities will include,
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