Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 18 months (fixed term 18 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 412-COMM-7016294
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Leighton Hospital
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Operational Service Administrative Assistant: Leighton Hospital
Band 3
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic, motivated Administrative Assistant wishing to join our dynamic and forward thinking dietetic service based at Leighton hospital, within Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.
The Dietetic teams work across Central Cheshire providing a service for wards at Leighton Hospital, outpatient and general practice clinics, virtual and face to face group education and community visits.
The Operational Service Assistant will provide a comprehensive, high quality, confidential administrative support to the Dietetic service They will be expected to organise their own workload whilst being supported by the administrative team and dietetic manager. It is essential that the post holder is able to exercise initiative suitable to the role, and is fully supportive of other colleagues within the team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to manage calls into the service, book appointment via the outpatient and community IT systems and support the administration of group education sessions and patient record management
You should possess excellent keyboard skills, a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages particularly Word, Excel and email. Familiarity with medical terminology and EMIS systems would be desirable however full training will be given. Good communication and organisation skills are essential, alongside the ability to work under pressure, prioritise and use own initiative. Working flexibly as a team player to support deadlines across the administrative team is vital.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description for full details:
To provide comprehensive administrative support to the Dietetic team including managing calls referrals and supporting clinical staff to respond to the health needs of the population of the CCICP and MCHFT
To support the Dietetic service to liaise with a range of internal and external services and teams regarding appointments and multidisciplinary meetings
To exercise own judgement based on acquired knowledge and experience as to when to deal with queries personally and when to involve other team Dietetic team members and with what degree of urgency
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE’s grade C or equivalent. Must include English.
- Proficient in Microsoft applications including Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel and Power point.
- ECDL or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous Administrative experience
- Knowledge of confidentiality in accordance with Data Protection Act and national/local guidelines
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS administrative experience
- Understanding of computer systems used by the service
skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Good interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Proactively manage change
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jacqui Stocker
- Job title
- Dietetic and Adult Speech Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 273598
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
- Telephone
- [email protected]
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