Clinical Secretary

**Main area**
- Clinical Secretary

**Grade**

Band 3

**Contract**

Permanent

**Hours**

Part time - 30 hours per week (hours to be worked over 4 or 5 days)

**Job ref**

373-SMH2258-B RR

**Site**
- Alderley Unit

**Town**

Nether Alderley, Cheshire

**Salary**

£24,071 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata)

**Salary period**

Yearly

**Closing**

17/03/2025 23:59

**Job overview**:

- An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Secretary to join the team on Alderley Unit.

We are looking to recruit a highly organised individual who will be expected to provide confidential, accurate and timely administrative duties. You should possess commitment to team working, be proactive in your work ethic, able to manage your own workload and be expected to show initiative and be responsive to the needs of the service

The post holder will also need to be an effective communicator with good written skills which would support them in communicating with service users, carers and health and social care professionals.

**Main duties of the job**:
**Service Overview: Alderley Unit, A 10 bedded low secure Autism Spectrum Disorder and intellectual disability ward.**:

- We are proud of being caring, competent and compassionate, with patients at the heart of what we do. We aim to provide high quality, safe services which improve the health, well-being, and independence of the people within our locality.

Staff Team: The Alderley Unit has a staff team who provide professional support to patients on a 24-hour basis. The Ward Manager over-sees the unit, supported by clinical leads. There are qualified nurses and clinical support workers on shift at all times.

An onsite therapy team consisting of Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Assistant Practitioners and Speech and Language Therapy, work alongside unit staff to ensure a person-centred approach to treatment and rehabilitation.

A Consultant Psychiatrist is based on site who is responsible for co-ordinating the medical treatment and care of all patients and is supported by a Specialist Registrar and medical staff.

**Working for our organisation**:
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

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

- RSA III or equivalent

**Desirable criteria**:

- ECDL

**Knowledge and Expertise**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Working knowledge of software programmes e.g. Microsoft Office
- Understanding of medical terms
- Audio Typing Skills
- Minute/Note Taking experience
- Knowledge and understanding of the Data Protection Act

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Previous Secretarial experience

**Desirable criteria**:

- Previ