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Job Summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen within the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team across Adur, Arun and Worthing.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a well-organised, efficient administrator to be an effective member of the team. The role includes audio typing of medical correspondence and other general administration tasks as well as occasional reception duties.
It is a busy role with a varied workload and therefore the Trust is seeking an individual who is able to work independently and is enthusiastic, flexible and creative in their approach. Preferably you will have experience in a medical setting or have administration experience elsewhere. You will have RSA II or relevant experience that you can demonstrate in audio/copy typing, have good communication skills and be able to organise your workload and time effectively.
The successful candidate must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word and Excel.
Job Details
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Employer: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job Title: Team Secretary
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Location: United Kingdom
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Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
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Job Type: Full-time
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Closing Date: 29 November 2026
Main Duties of the Job
Main Duties:
Based at the Swandean site in Worthing you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing a full secretarial service including:
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Providing a comprehensive, high quality secretarial service to doctors and clinicians.
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Organising client appointments, updating calendars, booking interpreters as necessary.
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Dealing sensitively with people, both on the telephone and in person, taking accurate messages and relaying them to the appropriate people and/or taking follow up action as required using appropriate initiative.
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Providing reception cover for visitors at the other team bases as required.
About Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Working for the organisation:
The Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, Adur Arun & Worthing provides a Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm service for people experiencing mental health difficulties in the community in partnership with a wide range of health services.
The successful candidate will be joining a team of 15 administration colleagues who are committed to delivering an effective administration service.
Job Responsibilities
The position is for a Band 3 Secretary. The secretary will provide administrative support to the clinical team of the Neighbourhood Mental Health Services across Adur, Arun and Worthing to include:
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Providing a comprehensive, high quality secretarial service to doctors and clinicians.
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Organising client appointments, updating calendars, booking interpreters as necessary.
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Dealing sensitively with people, both on the telephone and in person, taking accurate messages and relaying them to the appropriate people and/or taking follow up action as required using appropriate initiative.
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Providing reception cover for visitors at the other team bases as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
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NVQ 3 or equivalent
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RSA 3 or equivalent experience and evidence of further practical experience or equivalent
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Good standard of secondary education; GCSE at Grade C or above or equivalent
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
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Proven experience of a range of secretarial procedures
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Experience of producing documents to a high standard of presentation with good accuracy
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Experience of maintaining office systems
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Experience of working as part of a team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
How to Apply
If this opportunity interests you, head to Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s official website for full details — click here to submit your application.