# Band 4 Medical Secretary - Tamarind Centre > 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-tamarind-centre/081787cb-784e-407c-91d8-df59a1e4bd07 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-4-medical-secretary-tamarind-centre/081787cb-784e-407c-91d8-df59a1e4bd07.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Tamarind Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T10:21:17.450Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medical_Secretary/Medical_Secretary-v8202527 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8202527?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Tamarind Centre Inpatient Team has a vacancy for a full-time Medical Secretary post. To provide a comprehensive, reliable, confidential secretarial and admin service to support the Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Team. To ensure the smooth running of the team which includes: Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Specialist Registrar, Senior House Officer, Occupational Therapist, Senior Nurse, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Social Worker and Pharmacist. The successful applicant will need to possess a good general level of education with formal secretarial qualifications. Experience of being in a medical secretary role is essential. The successful applicant must posses the essential qualifications outlined in the attached personal specification. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be required to work within in a busy team providing a comprehensive secretarial and administrative service to the Consultant Psychiatrist and members of the multi disciplinary team. To maintain a rolling programme of CPA Case Conferences Ensuring that any correspondence from the Ministry of Justice is dealt with according to working practice as and when required. Oversee Ministry of Justice applications for leave Oversee that Section 17 leave forms are signed and returned Assist with the co-ordination of dates for Tribunal hearings and the distribution of reports. Maintaining diary management for the Consultant Psychiatrist Responsibility for all room bookings, ensuring that visitors to these meetings are received, refreshments are arranged A good level of audio typing and medical terminology is essential. Knowledge of the Trust systems is desirable. The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills and be able to work within a team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We are unable to support applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work the United Kingdom (UK) Requirement to work Monday to Friday inclusive 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. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of the Data Protection Act and Information Governance - Experience of providing secretarial support - Experience of taking minutes **Desirable** - Experience of working in an administrative role within the NHS ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ Level III in Business Admin or equivalent - Evidence of IT skills - Microsoft Packages/Typing/ to level RSA II or equivalent - GCSE English or above and ability to demonstrate excellent use of the English language/grammar ## Documents - [applicant guide (pdf, 313.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1260) - [job description (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10508642) - [equality statement (pdf, 572.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2416) - [person specification (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10508643) - [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.