# Team Administrator/Medical Secretary

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 per annum incl. HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-18T13:03:33.729Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harrow/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8074338
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8074338?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for one team administrator to join the Bentley House Community Health Hub.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised administrator to support the team to deliver a patient-focused service.

You will need to be a motivated and flexible team player with excellent communication skills.  Previous work experience in mental health would be desirable.

### Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will support the Community Mental Health Hub and work as medical secretary to a consultant and their junior medical staff.

The duties include management of referrals and waiting lists on the electronic patient record SystmOne, processing letters, telephone calls and minute taking at meetings.

The post holder will be part of a wider admin team including referral coordinators, receptionist and medical secretaries, who work as a team to provide nominal cover for general admin tasks when required.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Duties of the Medical Secretary/Team Administrator include but are not limited to:

- Sending letters and forms to service users, carers and GP’s
- Receiving and making telephone calls
- Managing spreadsheets (including KPI’s)
- Supporting with SystmOne recording, uploading of documents, opening and closing of referrals
- Managing room bookings for the team
- Attendance and minute taking for MDT's and other meetings
- Provide cover for general admin/reception as/when required
- Ordering of equipment

## Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen for one team administrator to join the Bentley House Community Health Hub.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised administrator to support the team to deliver a patient-focused service.

You will need to be a motivated and flexible team player with excellent communication skills. Previous work experience in mental health would be desirable.

## Job Description

The successful post holder will support the Community Mental Health Hub and work as medical secretary to a consultant and their junior medical staff.

The duties include management of referrals and waiting lists on the electronic patient record SystmOne, processing letters, telephone calls and minute taking at meetings.

The post holder will be part of a wider admin team including referral coordinators, receptionist and medical secretaries, who work as a team to provide nominal cover for general admin tasks when required.

## Responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

Duties of the Medical Secretary/Team Administrator include but are not limited to:

Sending letters and forms to service users, carers and GP’s

Receiving and making telephone calls

Managing spreadsheets (including KPI’s)

Supporting with SystmOne recording, uploading of documents, opening and closing of referrals

Managing room bookings for the team

Attendance and minute taking for MDT's and other meetings

Provide cover for general admin/reception as/when required

Ordering of equipment

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience dealing with members of the public both face to face and on the phone.
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary mental health team

**Desirable**

- Experience in the use of spreadsheets for clinical and statistical purposes.
- Experience in the training and support of clinical staff in office systems.
- Work experience in admin

### Skills and Knowledge

**Essential**

- A comprehensive working knowledge of the use of Microsoft Office software – Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Able to communicate well in English, verbally and written
- Awareness and some knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations.
- Fast accurate audio and copy typing skills.
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, with cultural sensitivity.
- Able to build constructive relationships with warmth and empathy, using good communication skills.

**Desirable**

- Experience in using SystemOne
- Knowledge of mental health and medical terminology and familiarity with the use of medical reference and related software packages.
- Knowledge and experience in the maintenance of clinical database packages

### Education and Qualification

**Essential**

- GCSE level Maths and English

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of Psychiatric terminology

## Documents

- [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162)
- [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868)
- [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160)
- [person specification (docx, 46.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10388494)
- [band 4 administrator job description (pdf, 154.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10365866)
- [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773)
- [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869)
- [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438)

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