Are you passionate about making a difference and enjoy working as part of a larger team?
Are you eager to use your skills to provide excellent care and progress your career?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Medical Secretary in our Psychiatry Department within Community Mental Health Services West based at Prospect Park Hospital.
The benefits of joining our team include excellent learning and development opportunities, competitive pay and leave arrangements, flexible working opportunities, advanced IT enablement and support, childcare vouchers and so much more.
Reading is a vibrant and diverse town situated to the West of London. It has all the bustle one would want from a large urban conurbation and the tranquility afforded by the Thames and the surrounding countryside.
• Organise their workload with theconsultantsand CMHS and co-ordinate their activities with otherbusiness support staffto ensure that an efficient service is provided.
• Applicants will need to be enthusiastic and able to work flexibly and reliably to provide professional secretarial support for the medical teamsin order tocontribute to the delivery of outstanding care to our patients.
• Applicants should have the ability to think calmly and logically under pressure and have a positive attitude tomaintaininghigh standardsof work at all times, and able todemonstrateexcellent communication skills as you will be the first point of contactfor the medical team. You will be quick to learn, be able to work as part of a team but alsopossessthe ability to work unsupervised, using your own initiative.
• Accuracy and attention to detail is essential for this post witha good levelof competency in using all Microsoft application, RiO,TPRO,Docmanand ENVOY. Ability to audio type is essential.
• Strong organisation skills are essential as you willbe responsible forarranging clinic appointments forConsultants, psychiatristsResidentDr’sandPharmacistswithin the team. This will involve collating and organising multiple diaries, booking appointments on RiO, communicating with patients, carers and otherorganisationsand booking rooms.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.
The “must haves” for this role:
• RSA II or equivalent.
• Good standard to education including GCSE at grade 4 (C) or above in English and Mathematics.
• Minimum two years secretarial experience.
• Competent using Microsoft Office
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Maryann Dance on 01189 605612 or email: maryann.dance@berkshire.nhs.uk, who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Monday 20 Oct 2025
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