Medical Secretary

Job overview

Vacancy for a Medical Secretary Band 4, 18.5 hours per week Base: Walsall Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service/Black Country Trust sites We have a new opportunity for a Band 4 Medical Secretary within the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Crisis team

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a highly skilled and experienced Medical Secretary with proven skills to complement our existing administrative team. As part of this very busy team you will need to provide an efficient, effective, professional and confidential administrative service to the Consultants Psychiatrist and the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to provide diary management, such as booking appointments and to maintain records, both paper and electronic, and coordinate clinics. You will also be required to take minutes at professional and team meetings. You will work closely with other administrative staff to ensure continuity of administration support and mutual assistance within the service. It will be expected that the post holder will be able to think on their feet, provide flexible cover for service opening hours and able to cover for times of absence. The work will be demanding and varied and you will be required to have excellent demonstrable administrative skills, be confident and assertive and able to work autonomously using your own initiative. AMSPAR Diploma is essential (or 2 years experience in NHS setting) along with a typing speed of at least 60 WPM.