# Ward / Team Secretary > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-team-secretary/28749955-07cf-40bc-b546-31b715fe47a3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-team-secretary/28749955-07cf-40bc-b546-31b715fe47a3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North View - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Team secretary - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25760.00 to £27476.00 - **Contract type:** 6 months (Secondment / Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9.00am - 17:00pm Happy to discuss flexible working.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T08:34:05.740Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8314198 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8314198?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will be required to provide a confidential secretarial and administrative service to the Ward Manager, Operational Manager and Multi-Disciplinary Team. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of all inpatient related information, ensuring patient records and finances are appropriate and up to date. The post holder will have daily contact with the service users who may present with challenging behaviour at times. The post holder will be based at the John Denmark Unit, Prestwich although there may be a need to work from a different base, but this will be within the Trust footprint; there is a need for working flexibly throughout the directorate as required. ### Main duties of the job Please see detailed job description for more information. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits - Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays. - 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years - Excellent pension - Cycle to work scheme - Salary sacrifice car scheme - Wellbeing programme - Blue Light Card Discounts ### 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - Have the ability to demonstrate knowledge of software packages required for the role **Desirable** - Knowledge of Paris / EPR ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of using an electronic patient record and maintaining data - Experience of administration / secretarial experience - Experience of office technology including us of photocopier , fax, laminator etc **Desirable** - Experience of working in NHS particularly in a mental health setting ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to use work processing and Microsoft Office software Package, eg Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Access - Ability to use one's own initiative and prioritise workload - Able to work well within a team - Good understanding of the need for accurate data and reporting ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Relevant level 2 competency-based qualification (such as RSA or NVQ) - English GCSE – Grade C or equivalent **Desirable** - ECDL Qualification or working towards. - Willingness to attend training sessions and attain further qualifications as required ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10635023) ## 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.