# Band 4 Medical Secretary - Mood Disorder Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-medical-secretary-mood-disorder-team/f0ad231f-f23e-4ce1-9454-bbeaaa77fb92 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-medical-secretary-mood-disorder-team/f0ad231f-f23e-4ce1-9454-bbeaaa77fb92.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (On site working) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-24T09:22:04.487Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mood_disorders/Mood_disorders-v7927217 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7927217?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultant Psychiatrist and members of the medical team, assisting them in achieving their objectives and to liaise with all relevant and appropriate services. These objectives are to deliver a specialist clinical service for the Depression Research and Advice clinic (DRAC) as well as provide clinical cover for out-patient care, Ketamine and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatments at the Oleaster, and to assist appointments of patients being considered for clinical trials, if required. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administrative and secretarial duties, which include the receipt of all correspondence, booking of new patient appointments, diary management, and organisation of meetings and attendance at MDT weekly meetings, and the clinics administration etc.  The audio transcription and text processing of clinical letters, report and other correspondence as required by the medical team. To act as a focal point of contact and be responsible for the dissemination of information, messages and enquires for the medical team, liaising with multidisciplinary team members, other health professionals and staff within the Trust, GP’s, Social Workers, Service Users, Carers and any other appropriate external agencies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK) ## Job Details To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultant Psychiatrist and members of the medical team, assisting them in achieving their objectives and to liaise with all relevant and appropriate services. These objectives are to deliver a specialist clinical service for the Depression Research and Advice clinic (DRAC) as well as provide clinical cover for out-patient care, Ketamine and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatments at the Oleaster, and to assist appointments of patients being considered for clinical trials, if required. ## Job Description The post holder will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administrative and secretarial duties, which include the receipt of all correspondence, booking of new patient appointments, diary management, and organisation of meetings and attendance at MDT weekly meetings, and the clinics administration etc. The audio transcription and text processing of clinical letters, report and other correspondence as required by the medical team. To act as a focal point of contact and be responsible for the dissemination of information, messages and enquires for the medical team, liaising with multidisciplinary team members, other health professionals and staff within the Trust, GP’s, Social Workers, Service Users, Carers and any other appropriate external agencies. ## Responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK) ## Person Specification ### SKILLS **Essential** - Ability to audio-type, work under pressure and work alone or as part of a team ### KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE **Essential** - Significant admin/secretarial experience of working in a health or equivalent environment - Significant experience of Microsoft Office including databases /Word/Outlook/Excel, Power point/Publisher **Desirable** - Experience in working with people who suffer with Mental Health or other related problems ### TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS **Essential** - Educated in English GCSE (level 4 or above) or equivalent - AMSPAR Diploma, Medical Administration or Medical Terminology Qualification **Desirable** - Experience of using RIO system. - RSA II Typing/Text Processing ## Documents - [applicant guide (pdf, 313.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1260) - [job description (pdf, 256.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10205477) - [equality statement (pdf, 572.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2416) - [person specification (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10205478) - [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415) - [information for applicants (pdf, 431.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1709) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.