Team Secretary

You will be motivated, flexible and committed to being part of a team that is dedicated to providing the highest possible standards of care to our patients. The successful applicant will have the ability to work on their own, to prioritise their workload and work to tight deadlines. You will be required to liaise with external agencies including: Mental Health Review Tribunal Offices; other Medium Secure Units; Social Services; Probation Services, Home Office and HM Prison Service. The post holder will administratively support an extensive range of functions within the clinical services, including Service Leads, minuting meetings, general admin work, MHL/CPA as required and regular Cashier duties. The successful applicant will be strong team players with a high level of organisational and interpersonal skills. They will be well organised and have the ability to work to competing deadlines and priorities. The post holder will be required to work flexibly, have the ability to establish good working relationships and deal with a wide range of professionals via telephone, written and face to face contact. The post holder will have demonstrable experience of preparing for and taking minutes plus the production and upkeep of action logs. Preparation for meetings will include chasing up outstanding reports and actions in advance of meetings. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region (Halton, Warrington, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens) and is also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. The post holder will have demonstrable experience of preparing for and taking minutes plus the production and upkeep of action logs. Preparation for meetings will include chasing up outstanding reports and actions in advance of meetings.