Medical Secretary

**Base - Kentmere Inpatient ward, Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal**

**Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent Mental Health Services. The Trust invests in its staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.**

**Applications are invited for a permanent, Band 4 Medical Secretary. The post holder will manage the office administration of the Consultant and other medical staff within the team, providing an efficient and effective high quality secretarial service to support medical staff in maintaining a safe, efficient and effective clinical service.**

**The post holder will be aligned to the Kentmere Inpatient Ward but is required to work flexibly in response to the needs of the networks administrative service, providing cover to departments on various sites as directed by their Line Manager to ensure continuity of a quality service provision.**

**The successful applicant will require a mature, flexible approach and the ability to work within a busy team. They will also be expected to use their own initiative and work unsupervised to ensure the effective coordination of duties.**

**This is an exciting time for Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust which is undergoing significant transformational change to ensure services are meeting the needs of our population.