Job summary

If you are passionate about working with children and young people with a Learning Disability who are experiencing poor mental health or emotional dysregulation, we would love to hear from you. We are a highly experienced team of community based clinicians, who love our work, love our team and the families we work with.

You will be working Wednesday to Friday to support our physiatry team. You will be working alongside the medical sectary in post, in helping to organise clinic reviews, medication scripts. You will be working closely with the teams nurses .

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality secretarial service to the medical team.


• To maintain confidentiality at all times and sensitivity when dealing with contentious and complex information.


• Co-ordinate and organise action arising from correspondence and ensure prompt and efficient response, as require, by the Doctors. Co-ordination with other professionals, outside Agencies, legal staff, Trust staff etc.


• Maintain waiting list to ensure clients are seen within key target times.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community care to improve people's physical and mental health. We provide specialist support to people with a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Just over 532,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.