Personal Assistant - Cardiology

Job overview

We have a vacancy for a full time (37.5 hours), Band 4 Personal Assistant to work on Ward 2 (Cardiology) at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury.

You will support the smooth running of the wards by providing all aspects of administrative support to the Ward Managers and Senior Nurses.

We are looking for candidates who are conscientious, highly motivated, friendly and able to work as part of the team.

• As a PA you will be working closely with Senior Management to provide an effective, confident and efficient administration service.
• You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, along with the ability to build relationships.
• You will be the first point of contact for telephone, emails and face to face enquiries.
• You will provide diary and email management, arrange appointments, meetings/events and interviews.
• You will maintain internal filing and systems to effectively manager workloads.
• You will write meeting minutes and letters effectively and distribute as appropriate.(This list is not exhaustive).

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
• Business Administration e.g. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

• Medical Secretarial Studies Certificate or similar
• RSA 2/3 or equivalent qualification/experience

Experience & Skills

• Organisational and time management skills
• Experience of organising meetings and taking minutes
• Able to deal with sensitive issues in a confidential manner

• Previous experience of working in an NHS organisation
• Previous experience working as a PA or similar role
• Use of Microsoft Offices including teams.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]

For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.

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