Candidates should possess a caring attitude, a good sense of humor, and the ability to adapt to the fast-paced environment of mental health services. This role not only offers the chance to make a significant impact in the lives of children and young people in the local community but also allows the opportunity to live in the scenic beauty of Cornwall.
Would you like to do a job that makes a difference every day, using your skills and experience, to support the teams that help with their mental health in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly?
Would you like to live in Cornwall or are you lucky enough to already live here? Cornwall is a county of outstanding natural beauty with its endless rugged coastlines, beautiful countryside, and unbeatable beaches. Attracting millions of visitors each year, this could be your chance to move here permanently and make a difference to the children and young people in our community.
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, adaptable and well-motivated Inpatient Ward Medical Secretary to provide a competent and efficient secretarial service to the Consultant Psychiatrist and their medical team within a Mental Health Inpatient Ward at Bodmin.
The successful candidate will be well organised and able to prioritise tasks. They will be proactive in solving problems and queries and you will see these through to completion. The post holder will need to be calm and patient, with an excellent telephone manner, communication, interpersonal and organisational skills to deal with sometimes complex and difficult issues over the phone.
You will be supporting a multidisciplinary team and will be involved with answering calls to the service, arranging appointments, audio typing letters, scanning, and uploading documentation onto appropriate systems, photocopying, minute taking, ordering stationery, health rosters, and some general administrative work as required.
This role will be challenging and varied, but ultimately a rewarding role that will provide an opportunity, for the right person, to become a key member of the team. A high degree of flexibility is required to meet the day-to-day challenges of the service whilst respecting the dignity, privacy, and confidentiality of each individual patient.
The post holder should demonstrate a caring and sensitive approach to their work along with a good sense of humour.
This is a part time role, 22.5 hours a week.
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