Team Secretary

Broadmoor Hospital

Crowthorne, Berkshire.

Team Secretary to Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and clinical team for the ward

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Broadmoor High Secure Hospital for a full-time Team Secretary to a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist to join our established Administration Team, part-time hours will also be considered.

We are looking for a highly motivated secretary who works well under pressure. This role is exceptionally busy and we are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, a solid understanding of Microsoft Office packages, high level organisational skills and an ability to manage and prioritise their own workload to meet agreed deadlines and competing priorities. Above all you will be motivated and hard working with an ability to work as part of our core team. Due to the nature of the work confidentiality is of great importance.

Your duties will include liaising with both internal staff and external agencies. You will have fast and accurate typing skills and experience of taking comprehensive minutes at meetings.

The ability to work using your own initiative as well as being a team player is essential, so too are excellent interpersonal skills.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community and social care in the UK.

Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.

We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics and forensic (secure) units.

We’re rated good overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families and partners across the communities we serve.

We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+ and experience of mental illness.

The regulations mandating vaccination for in-scope roles in the NHS have now been removed. The Trust does however continue to encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. Vaccination data will be collected by our recruitment team during your on-boarding if you are happy to provide a copy of your COVID pass.

**Post Title**: Team Secretary

**Department**: Admin & Clerical

**Responsible to**: Administration Team Leader

**Accountable to**: Administration Team Leader

**Key Relationships**: Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Act Office, Administration Team colleagues and Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Team.

**Grade**: Band 4

**Job Summary**:
The post holder will be responsible for providing an accurate and comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the Forensic Consultant Psychiatrists and the Clinical Team including the Occupational Therapist, Psychologist.