Medical Secretary Supervisor

Main area Medical Secretary Supervisor Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Job share - 15 hours per week (Thursday & Friday) Job  
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Site Banham House, Bodmin Hospital Town Bodmin Salary £28,392 - £31,157 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/09/2026 23:59

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, adaptable and well-motivated Medical Secretary Supervisor to join the North Cornwall Adult Community Mental Health Team providing secretarial support to Consultant Psychiatrists and their teams as well as supervising the medical secretarial teams in North and East . The post holder should demonstrate a caring and sensitive approach to their work and be able to communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues, patients, carers, the general public and representatives from other hospitals and organisations.

To maintain confidentiality at all times and sensitivity when dealing with contentious and complex information.

Co-ordinate and organise action arising from correspondence and ensure prompt and efficient response, as required, by the Consultants and Junior Medical Support Staff.

Co-ordination with other professionals, outside Agencies, legal staff, Trust staff etc.

Responsible for up-to-date maintenance of diaries for the medical team.

Maintain clinic lists to ensure clients are seen within key target times.

Attend meetings, as necessary, take and transcribe minutes, follow actions notes and disseminate information as required.

You will be providing supervision and day to day support to the other medical secretaries that support the Community Mental Health Teams in North and East.

This role will be challenging and varied, but ultimately a rewarding role that will provide an opportunity, for the right person, to become a key member of the team. A high degree of flexibility is required to meet the day-to-day challenges of the service. Excellent time management and communication skills are required as is a good sense of humour.

This would be a working on site position with possibility to work from home on occasion. There will be occasions to travel to carry out supervisions at our East site in Liskeard.

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We…