Medical Secretary

**The closing date is 15th Jun 2025**

**Job summary**:
Fareham Community Mental Health Team are looking to recruit a Medical Secretary to join our friendly multi-disciplinary team.

Based in the heart of Fareham Town Centre, our location is served well by public transport, with plenty of nearby facilities and free on-site parking.
- IT literate with experience using Microsoft Office packages such as Outlook, Word, and Excel.
- Undertake administrative tasks including:

- Data inputting
- Word processing
- Minute taking
- Co-ordinating meetings
- Cross cover/support for the secretarial team during periods of leave and sickness.

We recognise administration as a profession in its own right and there are a range of internal courses offered to support staff with their development.

**Main duties, tasks & skills required**:
To provide comprehensive administration and secretarial services to the Community Mental Health Team. The post holder will be responsible for the organisation of their own workload and delegated decisions/actions, as deemed appropriate by the Administration Manager/ CMHT Manager.

The post holder will be required to work as a part of a team, with other Medical/Team Secretaries and provide cross cover during periods of staff absence. The needs of the service user will be the utmost priority. The principle of high-quality customer care is at the heart of this role.

**About us**:
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

**Job description**:
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential**:

- GCSE in English and Maths level 4/C or above.
- To be competent in a range of computer software

**Disclosure and Barring Service Check**:
Megan Moore, Cat King

01329227180

**Pay scheme**:
Agenda for Change

**Band**:
Band 3

**Salary**:

- £24625.00 to £25674.00 Yearly
**Contract**:
Permanent

**Working pattern**:
Full-Time, Flexible Working

**Reference number**:
348-PSE-8376

**Job locations**:
Fareham Health Centre
Osborn Road
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7ER