Community Secretary​/Administrator Community Cardiac Team

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Main area Administration Grade NHS AfC:
Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week Job  

Site Community Cardiac Team Town St Helens Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/02/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/02/2026

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Apply now for our exciting secretarial post!

The post-holder will support the community cardiac team in the delivery of evidence-based care for patients who have had a cardiac event such as a myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery and heart failure.

The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

• To provide comprehensive secretary and administrative support to the community cardiac team and associated health professionals and actively participate and contribute to the development of the service.
• To provide a customer focused service to its users in the co‑ordination of appointments and workload management for the clinics after liaising with all staff.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1 st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9,000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request.

• To provide a front‑line service for all cardiac service user enquiries, responding to telephone, emails and face to face enquiries in an efficient, tactful and professional manner, redirecting calls as appropriate. These enquiries may require the job holder to have extensive knowledge of the clinical services they support. Liaising with internal services and partner agencies when necessary.
• To be responsible for maintaining, developing, and managing all aspects of secretarial support clinically and/or administratively.
• The management of the patient booking system…