Band 4 Medical Secretary - FTB Oaklands | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

To provide a comprehensive secretarial service to the Consultant Psychiatrists and the clinical team; assisting them in achieving their objectives and liaising with all relevant and appropriate services.

To ensure all patient medical interventions are organised effectively and efficiently so that patients are seen without clinical risk and within NHS guidelines and targets.

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking a wide range of administrative and secretarial duties, which include the receipt of all correspondence, booking of patient medical appointments, attendance at designated meetings recording accurate notes. Completion of audio transcription of clinical letters, reports and other correspondence as required by the Consultant Psychiatrist and medical team.

To act as a focal point of contact and be responsible for the dissemination of information, messages and enquires for the medical team, liaising with multidisciplinary team members, other health professionals and staff within the Trust, GP’s, Social Workers, Service Users, Carers and any other appropriate external agencies. You will also help cover when other secretaries within the service are on annual leave.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

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This advert closes on Wednesday 27 May 2026