Team Secretary - Specialist Surgical Care Collaborative


Location
Carlisle, England
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum Pro Rata
Profession
Team secretary
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
10 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Posted Date
02 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

15 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Qualifications

    GCSE English language (minimum C grade) or equivalent.

  • Qualifications

    RSA 2 word processing or equivalent.

  • Other requirements

    Willing to develop further relevant skills.

  • Other requirements

    Enthusiasm

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Able to analyse complex facts or situations.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Able to use initiative appropriately within team environment.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Able to work without supervision.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Ability to organise and prioritise workload.

  • Skills & Aptitudes

    Able to work to deadlines.

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Operating word processes and computer packages.

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Audio typing / word processing

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Computer literate

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Requirements of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Access to Health Records and Defensible Documentation, Health and Safety and their applications in the workplace.

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Equality Issues.

Desirable

7 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Qualifications

    RSA 3 word processing or equivalent.

  • Qualifications

    NVQ 3 in administration or equivalent

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Secretarial duties

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Medical audio typing / word processing.

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Medical terminology

  • Knowledge and Experience

    Microsoft Office

  • Knowledge and Experience

    PAS.

Job overview

Team Secretary Band 3, Dermatology, Hilltop, Carlisle

Maternity Cover - 12 Months

A Team Secretary role within the Specialist Surgical Care Collaborative. Ideally an experienced Team Secretary with medical terminology knowledge, as well as knowledge of NCIC admin systems and processes, including RTT pathways and Digital Dictation Systems.

Main duties of the job

The team consists of Medical Secretaries, Team Secretaries and Clerk typists, working alongside Consultants, Nurse Practitioners, etc to achieve Business Unit objectives including a 48 hour turn around of clinical letters, forward clinic preparation, minute taking and general office admin duties including phones and emails etc.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00. Deducted from salary over following 4 months or one off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working Scheme

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Excellent opportunities for development*

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

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This advert is for Team Secretary - Specialist Surgical Care Collaborative with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Carlisle, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Team secretary role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum Pro Rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover). The application deadline is 10 Sep 2026.

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