Medical Secretary

Main area Medical Secretary Grade Band 3 Contract 6 months (Fixed Term or Secondment for 6 months dependant on start date but no further than 31/03/26) Hours Part time - 25 hours per week (Hours can be flexible between Monday to Friday 9am-5pm) Job  
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Site Chy Govenek Town Threemilestone Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

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.

This is an opportunity for a fixed term contract or secondment for 25 hours a week for 6 months.

To provide an efficient and effective Medical Secretary service to a specific Consultant Psychiatrist and their medical team.

The post holder is required to manage their day to day workload and use their initiative without supervision which will require informed judgement, excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritise competing demands.

To ensure effective lines of communication between team members, patients, and others, whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Please note :

If you are an internal candidate and wanting to apply for this position as a secondment opportunity. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.

• T o provide a high-quality secretarial service to the Consultant, Associate Specialist Doctor, and medical team.
• Arrangement of specific meetings, ward rounds, clinics, etc., co-ordinating and producing correspondence within Trust key target times, and dealing with relevant case notes.
• Co-ordinate and organise actions arising from correspondence/MDT meetings and ensure prompt and efficient response, as required, by the Consultant and Medical Team. Co-ordination with other professionals, outside agencies, legal staff, Trust staff etc.
• Attend meetings, as necessary, take and transcribe minutes, follow actions notes and disseminate information as required, which may include MDTs, Professionals and Best Interest Meetings i.e., meeting with patients/relatives, which may involve the recording or distressing situations/information.
• Maintain a comprehensive filing system including management of an effective bring forward system, initiating appropriate action to ensure the accurate processing, storage, and future retrieval of all documentation.
• Be a main point of contact for the speciality, having full knowledge of speciality processes, or know where to resource help or to find answers.
• Provide effective communication between Clinicians, General Practitioners, multi-disciplinary teams, patients, managers, and all necessary internal & external contacts to…