Team Secretary - Children, Young People and Families Health

About the Role

The Team Secretary will provide a comprehensive, confidential and quality secretarial and administrative service to the identified team within the allocated Care Group of the Children, Young People and Families Health Services Directorate.

• Take line management responsibility for designated staff and provide administrative, clerical and secretarial support, including word‑processing, managing mail, use of databases and Microsoft Office applications, answering telephone calls, appointment booking/clinic coordination, and liaising with families and clinicians.
• Manage generic inboxes and general administrative duties such as photocopying and filing.
• Assist with the timely coordination of legal requests received within the directorate.

• Proactive and friendly attitude with excellent administrative/secretarial experience.
• Excellent customer‑service skills and experience of working in a busy environment with interactions with the public.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to prioritise requests and deal with conflicting demands.
• High level of attention to detail supported by relevant ICT skills.
• Proven experience of providing previous administrative/secretarial support to large teams.

• Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those in English.
• The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received; early applications are encouraged.
• Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
• To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland nationals require sponsorship to obtain a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non‑UK/RoI candidates wishing to apply should self‑assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
• The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
  Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (CVUHB) is one of the largest integrated health boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. We serve a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan and are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone through our values‑driven culture. Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together" and our strategy "Shaping Our Future Wellbeing" guides our vision for 2035.

• We are kind and caring.
• We are respectful.
• We have trust and integrity.
• We take personal responsibility.