Team Secretary
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership TrustCoventry, West Midlands
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust based in Coventry. The advertised salary is £25,760 to £27,476. Applications close on 8 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
There is an opportunity for a Team Secretary, Band 3, to work 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday based at Swanswell Point, Coventry to work in the Co...
Team Secretaries are vital members of the team providing support to clinicians and managers and supervising the day to day workload of the Admin Support colleagues.You will support the standardisation of admin support across the Trust to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the admin support received by clinical services. We are looking for individuals with a positive approach to change who are supportive of service improvements and able to build effective working relationships, be approachable and accessible with a flexible approach to work.
We will require a well organised individual who is able to empathise with our service users and be able to deal with sensitive enquiries in a confidential manner. Knowledge and experience in customer care would be an advantage.Applicants will need to be computer literate in Word, Excel and Outlook with excellent accuracy in data inputting. Experience of minute taking is desirable as you will be required to attend MDT and Professional meetings to take minutes. You must have the ability to multitask, manage and prioritise your own workload and be able to work on both your own initiative and as part of a team.
This is an excellent career development opportunity for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual who wishes to pursue an administrative career in the NHS.
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Essential: - Demonstrate Trust Values
Essential: - Good General Education (eg. GCSE English and Maths A-C); - QCF Business Administration Level 2 - or equivalent qualification / experience/ willing to work towards completion of this; - QCF Customer Service Level 2 - or equivalent qualification / experience/ willing to work towards completion of this
Essential: - Excellent communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion; - Advanced keyboard / IT skills Including audio typing; - Ability to manage and prioritise own and other's workload and use own initiative; - Ability to audio-type; - Understanding of working in a supervisory role; - Good organisation skills and ability to multitask; - Good time management skills; - Good knowledge and understanding of reception / office procedures; - Ability to take and transcribe notes of meetings in a timely manner; - Ability to maintain relevant recording and information systems; - Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in every day working practice
Essential: - Experience of working in a busy office / customer care environment; - Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access)
Essential: - Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services; - Confident in dealing with people at all levels; - Ability to travel to multiple sites
How this role compares
We hold 898 NHS vacancies in West Midlands that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role pays less than about 86% of them.
There are 12,785 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,193 of them in West Midlands.
You have 5 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 59 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust has 32 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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