Job summary
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join the Microbiology Department in the Division of Laboratory Medicine. The successful candidate will be providing a high quality and efficient secretarial service to the consultant team.
Applicants must be able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines, and have excellent organisational and communication skills. It is important to be able to work flexibly within the team. Previous secretarial experience within a hospital environment would be advantageous.
This post will be based at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Hours will be 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday per week.
Main duties of the job
You will play an essential role within the team, helping to maintain and when necessary, improve good working practices.
You will be expected to provide cover for team members as per service needs.
You will be expected to manage the day-to-day workload, ensuring that priorities are identified and dealt with and problems are resolved as quickly as possible
You will be expected to manage the diaries of the consultant team and arrange meetings, prepare appropriate paperwork and take minutes.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise competing tasks effectively.
- Organisational ability
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage own workload.
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Knowledge or a range of secretarial procedures
- Knowledge of hospital IT systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of medical terminology
Aptitude
Essential
- Conscientious and hard-working
- Team Player.
- Pro-active and able to work on own initiative.
Qualification
Essential
- Good level of general education including minimum of GCSE English at C grade or equivalent experience
- Word processing qualification
- Evidence of further personal development
Desirable
- ECDL/RSA/NVQ or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous secretarial experience of at least 1 year.
- Proven experience to working to deadlines.
- NHS / similar healthcare setting Experience
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise competing tasks effectively.
- Organisational ability
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage own workload.
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and Excel.
- Knowledge or a range of secretarial procedures
- Knowledge of hospital IT systems
Desirable
- Knowledge of medical terminology
Aptitude
Essential
- Conscientious and hard-working
- Team Player.
- Pro-active and able to work on own initiative.
Qualification
Essential
- Good level of general education including minimum of GCSE English at C grade or equivalent experience
- Word processing qualification
- Evidence of further personal development
Desirable
- ECDL/RSA/NVQ or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous secretarial experience of at least 1 year.
- Proven experience to working to deadlines.
- NHS / similar healthcare setting Experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
