About the Role
Do you love being at the heart of the action? Enjoy helping people, staying organised and making each day count? If you're looking to kick‑start a rewarding NHS career full of variety, pace and purpose, this Band 3 Secretary role in Integrated Therapies could be perfect for you. You'll join a warm, supportive team and play a key role in a busy Directorate, working closely with the Directorate Manager and Operational Leads. It's a fantastic chance to grow your confidence and gain skills that open doors across the NHS.
You’ll gain hands‑on experience in:
* Meeting & Governance Support: agendas, minutes and action tracking
* Diary & Information Management: organising schedules and confidential information
* Data & Report Preparation: collating documents, reports and audit material
* General Office Management: stock ordering, filing systems, supplies
* Service Coordination: supporting patients and clinicians, handling enquiries
* Systems Experience: PAS, Envoy, Clio, Microsoft Office, SharePoint
* Cross‑Cover & Patient Booking Support: helping colleagues, managing bookings and waiting lists
No two days look the same. One moment you'll be supporting senior meetings; the next, coordinating clinics, updating records or helping the team deliver great care. This role is friendly, varied and full of opportunity – the perfect place to build a strong foundation for your future NHS career.
We’d love to welcome you to the team, provide a confidential and comprehensive secretarial service, and undertake a full range of administrative duties to support the Directorate Manager and Integrated Therapies Directorate. Prioritise your own work and make judgements in relation to, for example, resolving conflicting diary appointments and/or meeting arrangements. Prioritise own work commitments on a day‑to‑day basis, and support the planning of the Directorate Manager’s diary maintenance, meetings and schedules.
Undertake all meeting preparation and support including preparation of agendas and supporting papers; note‑taking and action planning; distribution of notes and follow‑up of actions and all other housekeeping tasks associated with services governance structures. Undertake the ordering of stock and supplies, managing the stock inventory and stock storage. To be conversant with all of the services offered within the Business Group. Carry out admin procedures in relation to managing outpatient waiting lists, clinic booking and domiciliary appointments. This includes booking through the PAS system, Envoy, Clio, telephoning patients, writing patient letters, and processing clinic outcomes.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits
* Between 27‑33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* NHS pension scheme membership
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* NHS Staff discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union - for local financial advice
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