Secretary/Transcriptionist Integrated Community Mental Health Services F HSCP

Job details

• Job reference: 253186
• Salary: Band 3 (£29,103 - £31,409)
• Job closing date: 19/08/2026
• Job Type: Administrative Services
• Location: Falkirk Community Hospital
• Employment type: Fixed-term or Secondment
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 05/08/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Forth Valley
• Department: Mental Health and Learning Disability ICMHT, Falkirk Community Hospital

Fixed term/Secondment opportunity for 12 months to cover leave.

*Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Secretary/Transcriptionist to provide an efficient, effective and quality secretarial support service to the Falkirk Integrated Community Mental Health Services.

It is essential that you are an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills, and can work on your own, using initiative, as well as to work as part of a team. You should have experience of electronic systems and be able to prioritise tasks to enable you to work within agreed timescales. You will have previous experience in a similar post within a healthcare setting – including fast accurate audio typing (digital dictation)/ live transcribing (e.g calls), and IT skills, a knowledge of medical terminology/clinic management and HNC (or equivalent relevant experience).

To meet the needs of the service the successful applicant will be required to work in a variety of locations when required across Forth Valley.

Any enquires please contact Julie Gray, Admin Services Co-ordinator on

Tel: 07890 896 905 or Julie.gray@nhs.scot

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to complete a Level 2 Disclosure Scotland check.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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