NHS Ayrshire & Arran
260653 (PP) Medical Secretary
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Job Opportunity: Full-Time Secretary
About the Role
The Mental Health Directorate within East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership is looking to recruit a full-time Secretary (36 hours per week, Monday to Friday) to provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support across a range of Mental Health services.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy and dynamic service, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care across East Lothian. The successful applicant will play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of administrative processes and contributing to a positive patient experience.
Working as part of the wider Mental Health administrative team, the postholder will provide a comprehensive secretarial service to clinicians and other professionals. The role requires excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a comprehensive secretarial service to clinicians and other professionals.
- Work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Manage and prioritise workload effectively, often working to tight timescales and managing competing demands.
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confidently engage with patients, carers, colleagues, and multidisciplinary teams.
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Requirements
- Experience in a secretarial or administrative role.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
About You
Due to the integrated nature of this role, applications are invited only from employees currently working within East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) who have experience of both NHS and Council services. A good working knowledge of the systems, processes, and operational practices across both organisations is essential.
Application Information
If, after reading this information, you have any questions, please contact:
Jessica Stocks
Business Administration and Project Manager
Email: jessica.stocks@nhs.scot
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Important Information
- To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigration Service.
- We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
- We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
- This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
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