Directors Assistant

Job summary

An exciting and challenging role has become available for the post of Directors Assistant to one of the CSU Leadership Teams within the MRI.

You must have a sufficient level of experience of working in a PA/secretarial role in a complex organisation where sensitivity and confidentiality are a high priority. You must have the ability to work with people at all levels and be able to use your own initiative to review and improve the efficiency of the administrative services in line with the CSU/MRI/Trust Quality Strategy.

You must be highly organised, be able to keep up with the demands of a fast-paced environment and deal with a hectic and unpredictable schedule. You should have excellent computer skills and be able to communicate and solve problems online efficiently.

The job has a wide range of requirements and can often be extremely demanding. To do the job well, you must apply excellent organisational skills, tact, diplomacy, effective communication skills, as well as maintain confidentiality in sensitive matters and display excellent judgement. You must have the ability to anticipate, meet the needs of and complete deadlines set by the Unit Director, Head of Nursing and Senior Team.

This is a busy and challenging role that will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to support the CSU/MRI/Trust to deliver its objectives and deliver first class service to patients.

Main duties of the job

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll 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 you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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.