Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Senior Administrator- Medical Secretary to support our Consultant's working in Adult Learning Disabilities across Tees Valley and Darlington.
Your role will consist of being responsible for ensuring the provision of a full secretarial service to consultants, junior medical staff, advanced practitioners, and other staff within the multi-disciplinary team.
To undertake non routine activities which may be delegated by line manager, consultant staff or other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Due to the nature of the role and cross covering sites in the Tees Valley and Darlington area, Wessex House / Flatts Lane Centre, attendance in base is required and therefore remote working would not be suitable for this role. You may be asked to work in any of the Adult Learning Disabilities bases across the speciality to provide cross cover and support to teams during periods of absence.
You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.
Main duties of the job
To resolve problems which may be received directly from service users, family or carers or referred by members of the administration team. To always interact compassionately with service users and carers. Service users have a range of mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
To complete secretarial duties for medical team such as meeting minutes, diary co-ordination, setting up meetings and dictation typing.
First point of contact for service users, family and carers dealing with a range of enquiries or concerns in person or over the telephone. This may involve arranging for an interpreter.
Provides a full range of personal assistant duties for medical staff including triaging of e-mails and post, administering annual leave and study leave applications, booking attendance at training events and conferences and liaising with designated staff to ensure accommodation and travel is booked as required.
First point of contact for managers, general practitioners and other healthcare professionals within and external to the Trust, dealing with a range of enquiries, queries or concerns on behalf of consultants and medical team, to support them in communications with all groups or individuals involved in the service.
Cross cover team secretaries and medical secretaries' absence.
About us
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Details
Date posted
17 June 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
346-TSL-013-26-A
Job locations
Flatts Lane Centre
Middlesbrough
TS6 0SZ
United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.
Person SpecificationQualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Knowledge
Essential