Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Community Paediatric Secretary
The closing date is 13 October 2025
Working within a busy, dynamic Community Paediatric Service, encompassing looked after children, child development, education and child protection, youll work in a great team in modern offices. Youll receive an induction programme, full training and have the opportunity for ongoing learning and development.
If you have a positive attitude and want to learn, this is a great opportunity to utilise your excellent communication, organisation and administrative skills to support others. With experience of working within an office environment, you\ll have excellent typing and Microsoft Office IT skills and be familiar with audio/digital dictation.
Come and join our supportive team and we\ll support you to develop and excel in your role. We look forward to meeting you.
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the consultant and community paediatric team, in accordance with relevant policies, procedures, protocols and guidance. This includes typing clinical correspondence, referral management, booking appointments and telephone liaison.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and 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 30,000 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 Electronic Patient Record system which 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 Green Plan which sets 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Grade C/5 minimum standard or functional skills level 2 - in English Language and Maths or equivalent experience
* Recognised typing and/or IT qualifications (RSA II) or equivalent skills
* Diploma in Business Administration
Experience
* Experience working in an office environment
* Experience of typing
* Dealing with the public
* Working within a community health services setting
Knowledge
* Very good working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems, including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook
* Excellent knowledge of office systems and procedures
Skills
* Good team skills
* High level of initiative
* Good organisational and time management skills
* Maintain confidentiality and professional manner at all times
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
1st Floor Waterside House, Waterside Plaza
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
349-LCO-7513976C-RL4
Job locations
1st Floor Waterside House, Waterside Plaza
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