Band 4 Medical Secretary - South NMHT
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 12/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role provides professional secretarial support to a Consultant Psychiatrist and the NMHT team. Key duties include managing correspondence, booking appointments, and attending MDT meetings. The post holder will also handle data entry into various GP PAS systems and act as a central point of contact for the medical team, liaising with various internal and external stakeholders. This position requires strong administrative and secretarial skills to ensure efficient clinic operations.
Essential criteria
- Minimum GCSE Grade C or equivalent In English and Maths
- NVQ level 3 Business Administration
Desirable criteria
- Medical Terminology
- Knowledge and Experience
- Significant admin/secretarial experience working in a health or equivalent environment
- Significant experience of Microsoft Office packages including Word/Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint/Publisher
- Experience in working with people who suffer with Mental Health issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Audio typing skills
- Experience of dealing with a range of disciplines and agencies
- Adaptability/flexibility and ability to cope with change
- To be empathetic to client needs and communication barriers
- Training and Qualification
- Minimum GCSE Grade C or equivalent In English and Maths
- NVQ level 3 Business Administration
- Medical Terminology
- Knowledge and Experience
- Significant admin/secretarial experience working in a health or equivalent environment
- Significant experience of Microsoft Office packages including Word/Outlook/Excel/PowerPoint/Publisher
- Experience in working with people who suffer with Mental Health issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Audio typing skills
- Experience of dealing with a range of disciplines and agencies
- Adaptability/flexibility and ability to cope with change
- To be empathetic to client needs and communication barriers
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
To provide a professional secretarial service to the Consultant Psychiatrist and members of the NMHT, assisting them in achieving their objectives, organise their workload and to liaise with all relevant and appropriate services. Reliable data entry into the GP PAS system such as Care First/SystemOne/Emis and / Rio computer systems will be required ensuring a full and effective clinic system is in operation, receiving all visitors, Staff, Patients and GP's telephone calls in a polite, friendly & courteous manner.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administrative and secretarial duties, which include:
The receipt of all correspondence, booking of new patient appointments, attendance at MDT weekly meetings etc. The audio transcription and text processing of clinical letters, report and other correspondence as required by the medical team.
To act as a focal point of contact and be responsible for the dissemination of information, messages and enquires for the medical team, liaising with multidisciplinary team members, other health professionals and staff within the Trust, GP's, Social Workers, Service Users, Carers and any other appropriate external agencies.
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Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental
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