Total 4 job vacancies by Lancashire Care Foundation Trust

The post holder will manage the office administration of the Consultant and other medical staff within the team, providing an efficient and effective secretarial service to support medical staff in maintaining a safe, efficient and effective clinical service.

The post holder will be expected to organise their own time and manage and prioritise their own workload, ensuring urgent matters are dealt with efficiently and that record keeping is accurate and complete. The post holder will be expected to utilise good communication skills to liaise effectively with colleagues and external agencies as required.



The post requires excellent organisational skills including medical audio-typing. The post holder will utilise a range of technical skills including word-processing, email and computerised diary systems, and employ a range of electronic systems relating to clinical records.

The confidential nature of all work must be understood and safeguarded. The post holder will be expected to cover for absent colleagues as necessary for short periods of time such as annual leave and short-term sickness.

For more information on this vacancy and the role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification document


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Sep 2024

Based at Westgate House, Skelmersdale

We are seeking a highly organised and efficient Personal Assistant to join our team and support the Service Manager for Performance and Patient Flow and the Associate Director of Children in Young People Mental Health Services (CYPMH/ CAMHS). Your contribution will be instrumental in delivering a new integrated Thrive model, a transformative initiative that will revolutionise the CYPMH service and transform the lives of young people.

Role Overview:

As a Personal Assistant within our dynamic team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our senior management in delivering efficient and effective services. Your role will involve comprehensive administrative support, managing complex diaries, organising meetings, and handling confidential correspondence. You will be the key point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders, playing a crucial part in facilitating smooth communication and operations within our services.



The PA must be able to act as an effective ‘gatekeeper’ and must therefore have excellent negotiation, diplomacy and interpersonal skills. The post holder will have knowledge of all the relevant administrative and secretarial procedures applicable to this role as well as the ability to deal with non-routine activities that arise. Problem solving is an integral part of the role.

The role will involve contact on a daily basis with a wide range of people – both internal and external to the organisation and therefore requires a confident approach. The post holder will need to be a team player and a ‘completer-finisher’, with very strong communication skills and an eye for detail.

The post holder is expected to manage their own workload and work flexibly in support of the wider PA service and network management team if required. The post holder must be capable of working on his/her own initiative, whilst maintaining a high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times.
• Provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the Service Manager and Associate Director.
• Manage and prioritise complex diaries, ensuring efficient scheduling of meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements.
• Prepare and distribute documents, reports, and presentations for key meetings and events.
• Act as a liaison between the senior management and other staff members, external partners, and stakeholders.



Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.



Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024

Based at Westgate House, Skelmersdale

We are seeking a highly organised and efficient Personal Assistant to join our team and support the Service Manager for Performance and Patient Flow and the Associate Director of Children in Young People Mental Health Services (CYPMH/ CAMHS). Your contribution will be instrumental in delivering a new integrated Thrive model, a transformative initiative that will revolutionise the CYPMH service and transform the lives of young people.

Role Overview:

As a Personal Assistant within our dynamic team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our senior management in delivering efficient and effective services. Your role will involve comprehensive administrative support, managing complex diaries, organising meetings, and handling confidential correspondence. You will be the key point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders, playing a crucial part in facilitating smooth communication and operations within our services.



The PA must be able to act as an effective ‘gatekeeper’ and must therefore have excellent negotiation, diplomacy and interpersonal skills. The post holder will have knowledge of all the relevant administrative and secretarial procedures applicable to this role as well as the ability to deal with non-routine activities that arise. Problem solving is an integral part of the role.

The role will involve contact on a daily basis with a wide range of people – both internal and external to the organisation and therefore requires a confident approach. The post holder will need to be a team player and a ‘completer-finisher’, with very strong communication skills and an eye for detail.

The post holder is expected to manage their own workload and work flexibly in support of the wider PA service and network management team if required. The post holder must be capable of working on his/her own initiative, whilst maintaining a high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times.
• Provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to the Service Manager and Associate Director.
• Manage and prioritise complex diaries, ensuring efficient scheduling of meetings, appointments, and travel arrangements.
• Prepare and distribute documents, reports, and presentations for key meetings and events.
• Act as a liaison between the senior management and other staff members, external partners, and stakeholders.



Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.



Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 28 May 2024

To provide a comprehensive secretarial, administration and information service to specified Consultant’s and their team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Secretary to join the All Age Learning Disability Service in Central Lancashire. The post holder will facilitate the organisation of the workload of the Consultant and their team and coordinate their activities with other medical secretaries to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.

To facilitate the organisation of the workload of the Consultant and their team and coordinate their activities with other medical secretaries to ensure an efficient and confidential service is provided.
• To support the Consultant and their team in the typing of all clinic letters and correspondence, tribunal reports and references within designated time limits and a high standard of accuracy and presentation.
• To arrange meetings, and take minutes of meetings for e.g. Consultant meetings, Post Incident Reviews, Complex needs meetings and other meetings as requested.
• To prepare papers for meetings and distribute as requested by the Consultant and their team.
• To take minutes for meetings attended by the Consultant and their team as requested.
• To provide effective communication both within the Trust and between hospital, GPs, patients, Community Mental Health Team, patients and relatives regarding appointments, admissions and any other queries,
• To arrange domiciliary visits at the request of the Consultant and provide supporting information and liaise with the client.





Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.



Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.


This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jan 2024