Job summary
An excellent development opportunity has arisen within the Community Administrative Service for an Admin Lead in South Manchester. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to lead and supervise the day-to-day work of the Community Podiatry Team.
This post will be an ideal opportunity for you to develop your leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. This will be a challenging and busy role requiring the successful applicant to have excellent organisational skills, the ability to prioritise their own workload and work to tight deadlines.
The successful applicant must possess the ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a calm and professional attitude. A flexible approach to working across sites and the ability to adapt to changing priorities with confidence and a helpful manner is essential. You must have at least two years' office experience. You must have excellent computing and communication skills as well as strong team working qualities. You will be provided with training and support.
You must be able to travel between a variety of community sites.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring an efficient and effective administrative service is provided to the Podiatry Service within the locality. This will include line management of staff, including conducting appraisals, managing sickness and ensuring deadlines are met. The post-holder will be required to implement policies and procedures in their own area, communicate effectively and act independently. The post-holder will be expected to exercise their own judgement through experience and troubleshoot only flagging up matters outside of their remit. Provide administration support to the Community Service Leads and providing support with issues of a complex and sensitive nature.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE Level, NVQ 3 level or equivalent. RSA Stage 11 typing qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- ECDL. Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Secretarial and admin experience. Ability to maintain effective administrative systems. Experience of staff management. Previous minute taking experience
Desirable
- Experience of previous patient administration system
Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft packages including, Word, Excel, Power Point and Email. Good organisational skills. Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS
General
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE Level, NVQ 3 level or equivalent. RSA Stage 11 typing qualification or equivalent
Desirable
- ECDL. Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Secretarial and admin experience. Ability to maintain effective administrative systems. Experience of staff management. Previous minute taking experience
Desirable
- Experience of previous patient administration system
Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft packages including, Word, Excel, Power Point and Email. Good organisational skills. Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS
General
Essential
Desirable
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.
