Job summary
- Main area
- Administrator
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-FYL656-MS
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Support Secretary
Band 3
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Band 3 Support Secretary to provide secretarial and administration support to the Consultant and Junior Doctors within the Mental Health and Liaison Team at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The post is a permanent post. The successful applicant will be offered full on the job training.
Applicants should be educated to GCSE in Maths and English Language grade C or equivalent. Applicants should also have RSA/OCR II or equivalent and have some secretarial experience. The Post Holder should also possess NVQ II Business Administration or equivalent and have a general understanding of Microsoft Office programmes and be able to use these to produce letters, documents and spreadsheets.
This post is subject to standard DBS Disclosure and the successful applicant will be required to pay for their DBS check.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent mental health and substance misuse services. The Trust invests in its staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.
Main duties of the job
The services provided include community nursing, health visiting and a range of therapy services including physiotherapy, podiatry and speech & language. Wellbeing services provided include smoking cessation and healthy lifestyle services. The Trust specialises in inpatient services, including rehabilitation services and community mental health services.
Interview Date: To be arranged.
For further information please contact Sharron Evans, Medical Secretary Lead on 07976 630382 or by email [email protected]
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you
are advised to apply promptly.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good level of general education including Mathematics and English at GCSE or equivalent.
- Word processing and audio skills OCR II or equivalent.
- NVQ level II Business Administration or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An understanding of the Data Protection Act 1998
Desirable criteria
- Medical terminology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work in a busy office environment
- Working as part of a team
- Taking Minutes
- Secretary experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team, other medical secretaries and service users.
- Ability to use Microsoft applications and other IT systems as required
- Ability to organise own workload and delegated tasks.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharron Evans
- Job title
- Medical Secretary Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976 630382
- Additional information
For further information please contact Sharron Evans, Medical Secretary Lead on 07976 630382 or by email [email protected]
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