Team Secretary – Surgical Care Collaborative

Team Secretary – Surgical Care Collaborative

Team Secretary Band 3, 15 hours permanent, Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle

The closing date is 15 July 2026

Role Overview

A Team Secretary role within the Surgical Care Collaborative supporting the HPB Service with main tasks around the MDT meeting. Ideally an experienced Team Secretary with medical terminology knowledge, as well as knowledge of NCIC admin systems and processes, including RTT pathways.

Main Duties

• Supporting the HPB Service.
• Preparing and collating information in readiness for the weekly meeting.
• Typing up outcomes from the meeting in conjunction with other Team Secretaries.

About the Trust

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment, due to changes in UK immigration policy. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.

Disclosure and Barring Service

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and is required to make a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate through salary deduction. Charges:

• Standard Check: £28.00 (deducted over 4 months or one‑off)
• Enhanced Check: £56.00 (deducted over 4 months or one‑off)

Benefits

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup – a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Qualifications

• GCSE English language (minimum C grade) or equivalent.
• RSA 2 word processing or equivalent.
• RSA 3 word processing or equivalent.
• NVQ 3 in administration or equivalent.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to analyse complex facts or situations.
• Able to use initiative appropriately within a team environment.
• Able to work without supervision.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
• Able to work to deadlines.

Other Requirements

• Willing to develop further relevant skills.

Knowledge and Experience

• Operating word processes and computer packages.
• Audio typing / word processing.
• Knowledge of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Access to Health Records and Defensible Documentation, Health and Safety and their applications in the workplace.
• Equality issues.
• Medical audio typing / word processing.
• Medical terminology.
• Microsoft Office.
• PAS.

Employer

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year (pro rata)

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