Assistant Personal Assistant | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting new opportunity to join the Vascular team at Leighton Hospital.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive, quality, and confidential secretarial/administrative service to the Consultant team/clinical professional team in the absence of the PA.

The Assistant PA will be expected to organise their workload and co-ordinate their activities in conjunction with, and supervised by, the PA/ Support Manager/Service Manager to ensure that an efficient service is provided.

1. Provide a comprehensive secretarial/administrative service, organising and making arrangements, typing and distribution of documents and reports, recording information and filing, ensuring that all information and documentation is produced to expected standards of performance, and according to agreed timescales.
2. Assist with managing diary commitments by liaising with others, internally and externally, ensuring that all the required preparation is accurate and available, and that all Consultants/clinical professional teams/others are briefed on any difficulties, problems or issues.

• Always act in accordance with professional Codes of Conduct and guiding documents
• Where applicable, always act in accordance with the Code of Conduct for NHS Managers,
• Maintain up to date skills and knowledge
• Maintain an awareness of patient led service issues
• Maintain a professional/personal portfolio
• Adhere to all Trust policy, procedures and guidelines.
• Adhere to Trust standards of behaviour and expected performance
• Comply with Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) policies and procedures as appropriate to their role and responsibilities in their individual work setting. Staff are required to be personally accountable for their actions and be responsible for their own compliance in relation to IP&C polices, protocols or advice.
• Ensure they work in accordance with local procedures and report any issues which they consider to be a risk to the health and safety of themselves and/or others.
• Act in accordance with the Trusts values and behaviours
• Where applicable to participate in and provide data on the efficacy of treatment and specialties

• Provide administrative support the secretary team.
• Typing of clinical letters using the fluency system - working knowledge and use of fluency essential.
• Closing of patient pathways and referrals - Knowledge of RTT pathways essential.
• Liaising with other departments/Consultants and other colleagues.
• Arranging OPD appointments..
• Patient contact/queries on the telephone.
• Working as a team member to ensure that targets are met.

Please see full job description.

This advert closes on Sunday 19 Jan 2025