CAMHS Medical Secretary

CAMHS is a specialist mental health service for children and young people who have moderate to severe mental health problems. The service offers face to face clinic based and video conferencing approach to delivering care and assessments over four sites across the county., A brand-new post has arisen for a Medical Secretary working for Worcestershire CAMHS. We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced individual to join our team on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will be working 30 hours per week, over 4-5 days, to be discussed with the successful candidate. The base will either be Redditch, Worcester or Kidderminster, again this will be discussed with the successful candidate., You will be working as a band 4 Medical Secretary for Worcestershire CAMHS providing an efficient and smooth running secretarial service to the Psychiatrists / Consultants. You will make arrangements for appointments as required. Maintain a diary and appointment system for clinics and make arrangements for special appointments for patients/ relatives, consultations in the home and emergency visits as required. Handle telephone enquiries regarding appointments, cancellations referring where necessary to the appropriate person. You may also be asked to cover reception across the Worcestershire CAMHS localities.

The ability to use your initiative, work proactively, demonstrate excellent communication and influencing skills, manage and prioritise your own workload and respond flexibly to changing demands are essential requirements of the role.

We are a supportive and passionate team, and you will receive full training to ensure you can succeed in this role.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities