Medical Secretary

Interviews will be held on 12 March 2025.
Slough Community Mental Health Service has an exciting opportunity for a Medical Secretary who wishes to join our dynamic and multi-disciplinary team.
Slough is the second largest town in Berkshire and is within the Greater London Urban Area. The A4, M4, M40 and M25 are all easily accessible making travel to and from very straightforward. Links to the centre of London are excellent with four trains an hour to Paddington, fast trains taking only 18 mins.
The post holder will support the effective operation of the CMHT and MHICS service, providing high quality organisational and administrative support. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will work alongside a range of professionals including doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, support workers, and our administration team.
The post holder will be required to work with mínimal supervision to provide professional co
- ordination and administration support. As a valued member of the team, the post holder will assist in the promotion of high-quality services whilst adhering to the Trust’s Core Standards and Values.
The post holder will provide a comprehensive centralised administrative service which will involve liaising with clinicians and other external professionals as per need.
The role is working Monday to Friday, office hours 0900-1700, at the Slough Horizon Office.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
**Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are**:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust site
**The “must haves” for this role**:
1. Be able to demonstrate ability to work positively as part of a team.
2. Previous experience of Medical Secretarial skills.
3. Previous work experience within a mental health service.
4. Excellent communication skills both face to face and on the telephone with good interpersonal relationship skills.
5. IT Literate and Microsoft Excel confident
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.