Wellbeing in Mind Team Secretary
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role supports the Wellbeing in Mind Team, which provides services to schools and colleges across various regions. As a Band 3 Team Secretary, you will join the Centralised Business Support Team, ensuring the smooth operation of the service. Your duties will be varied, including managing referrals, typing correspondence, coordinating meetings, and handling administrative tasks. The position requires independent travel across the locality.
Essential criteria
- Level 3 Qualification in relevant field or equivalent experience or willingness to work towards Level 3 in Business Administration
- Key skills/functional skills in literacy and numeracy Level 2 OR O Level (Grade C and above/New GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4 to 9) are an essential requirement to be fully competent in the role. Where an applicant does not have the above qualifications or are unable to provide evidence of the certification, the applicant MUST achieve the required standards during their probationary period.
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 in Business Administration
- RSA Level 2 or equivalent Secretarial/administrative experience in a clinical environment
- Experience of working in an administrative environment (diary management, filing systems, meeting coordination, minute talking, data input, collating and presenting information).
- Customer Service experience (face to face, answering calls, correspondence)
- Experience of organising completing demands and workloads
- Experience of setting up and maintenance of administrative systems and processes
- Experience of working autonomously and proactively
- Experience of supporting/supervising staff
- Experience of handling monies and working within financial guidelines
- Comprehensive knowledge of secretarial and administrative procedures and the ability to undertake associated tasks ensuring adherence to defined procedures and guidelines
- Understanding of data protection and the need for confidentiality and how to maintain this
- Knowledge of office systems and processes.
- Knowledge of NHS systems
- Level 3 Qualification in relevant field or equivalent experience or willingness to work towards Level 3 in Business Administration
- Key skills/functional skills in literacy and numeracy Level 2 OR O Level (Grade C and above/New GCSE in Maths and English (Grade 4 to 9) are an essential requirement to be fully competent in the role. Where an applicant does not have the above qualifications or are unable to provide evidence of the certification, the applicant MUST achieve the required standards during their probationary period.
- Level 3 in Business Administration
- RSA Level 2 or equivalent Secretarial/administrative experience in a clinical environment
- Experience of working in an administrative environment (diary management, filing systems, meeting coordination, minute talking, data input, collating and presenting information).
- Customer Service experience (face to face, answering calls, correspondence)
- Experience of organising completing demands and workloads
- Experience of setting up and maintenance of administrative systems and processes
- Experience of working autonomously and proactively
- Experience of supporting/supervising staff
- Experience of handling monies and working within financial guidelines
- Comprehensive knowledge of secretarial and administrative procedures and the ability to undertake associated tasks ensuring adherence to defined procedures and guidelines
- Understanding of data protection and the need for confidentiality and how to maintain this
- Knowledge of office systems and processes.
- Knowledge of NHS systems
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.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 9d
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Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Wellbeing in Mind Team Secretary
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
The Wellbeing in Mind Team provides support to schools and colleges across Harrogate, Hambleton, Richmondshire, Scarborough, Ryedale, York and Selby.
We are looking to recruit a Band 3 Team Secretary to join the Centralised Business Support Team who work together closely to ensure the whole service runs smoothly.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.
Main duties of the job
This is a varied role and no two days are the same. Day to day you will be involved in: Adding referrals to the Trust's system, typing letters, collating feedback from workshops and training, arranging meetings with schools and colleges, formatting reports and presentations, taking notes, ordering resources for the team, and much more. Please see the attached job description for more details.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
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