# Team Secretary - DOPMH

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Bodmin Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Team secretary
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 8.45 a.m. - 5.00 pm.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T10:17:56.335Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8373014
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8373014?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, highly organised, adaptable and enthusiastic individual to join our service as a Team Secretary for the Tamar Dementia in Older Peoples Mental Health (DOPMH) Service based at Trevillis House in Liskeard.

As well as having effective organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, it is essential that the applicant is able to prioritise work, handle difficult situations and have a flexible approach to working as part of a team. You should be able to integrate well with the existing team, be flexible in supporting the functions of the team and have a genuine desire to contribute to providing a quality service for patients.

The post holder should also demonstrate a caring and sensitive approach to their work and be able to clearly communicate with colleagues, patients, carers, the general members of the public and representatives from other hospital and organisations.

This post is working 37.5 hours a week, Monday - Friday 8.45 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.

### Main duties of the job

To provide secretarial and administrative support to the Tamar Dementia in Older Peoples Mental Health (DOPMH) Team, ensuring that all requests either typing or administrative are promptly met. To ensure effective lines of communication between team members, patients and others, whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Aptitude

**Essential**

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Problem Solving
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure whilst remaining calm
- Ability to manage own workload and work independently
- Ability to prioritise and work on own initiative

### Knowledge and Abilities

**Essential**

- Knowledge of psychiatric medical terminology
- Knowledge of the Trust’s electronic information systems
- Minute taking

### Qualifications and Experience

**Essential**

- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
- RSA III Word-Processing or equivalent qualification or experience
- RSA II Audio-Typing or equivalent qualification or experience
- Computer Literate with experience of spreadsheets and databases
- Previous experience working as a secretary within the NHS

**Desirable**

- Shorthand
- Previous experience working as a secretary in a clinical environment in mental health

## Documents

- [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977)
- [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833)
- [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 307.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700955)
- [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 600.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700954)

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