Job Description

Our Trust exists to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities. We’re delighted you’re looking at this job opportunity and hope you want to join our team.

We live our values every day:

• We put the person first and in the Centre
• We know that families and careers matter
• We are respectful, honest, open and transparent
• We improve and aim to be outstanding
• We are relevant today and ready for tomorrow

Our values are very important to us which is why we want to recruit people whose values match ours. Read on to find out more about this job opportunity.

The Service for adults with ADHD & Autism operates across the Trust localities of Wakefield, Kirklees, Barnsley and Calderdale and in addition, on a spot purchasing basis across the North of England.

We are seeking to recruit a secretary who has proven secretarial skills and the ability to work autonomously in prioritizing and organizing a busy workload. The successful candidate must be fully computer literate in Microsoft Office and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing at a high level. A Typing/Word Processing qualification to RSA III or equivalent is essential.

Our Team base is in Wakefield, or other trust locality depending on service need. You will be working alongside experienced secretarial colleagues. A flexible attitude to supporting the work of others and working as part of a team is required.

The Service for adults with ADHD & Autism has received the prestigious ACOMHS accreditation awarded by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Such accreditation assures staff, service users and careers, commissioners and regulators of the quality of the Service provided. We are the first Team working with people with adult neurodevelopmental disorders ever to receive it.

In return for your skills and experience, we can offer a friendly and supportive working environment with opportunities for development.

The position is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The post holder will provide full administrative and secretarial support to clinicians from multi-disciplinary professions including, audio typing clinical reports, allocating diary appointments and input on electronic record keeping systems. You will also have an essential role in being the first point of contact for service users and others who telephone and attend appointments with our Service. A positive and friendly approach to dealing with members of the public and colleagues is essential.