Medical Secretary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Poole Community Mental Health Team, Older Persons for an experienced medical secretary to join the team on a part time basis for 18.75 hours per week. The service provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support for patients who have a severe and enduring mental health illness.

We are seeking to recruit a flexible, enthusiastic and motivated member of staff to join our Community Team. To provide a proactive approach in supporting the Consultant in carrying out their role including high quality secretarial support to the Consultant, their Team of medical staff and the Community Mental Health Team.

To be a point of contact for service users and carers telephoning the team, providing a professional and courteous service.
Your role will be to support comprehensive, effective and confidential secretarial and administrative service and to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient secretarial and administrative support to the wider clinical team

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.