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Senior Administrator
The closing date is 18 November 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and motivated person to join us in delivering a first class, administration service to support the Senior Leadership Team and the wider Estates & Facilities services.
We would like you to be highly proactive and able to use your own initiative and judgement to help manage the workload in addition to being customer focused. The post holder will need to have great communication skills and be familiar with the Microsoft Office suite. You will be able to react calmly when dealing with multiple tasks that need to be delivered to tight timeframes.
In return you can expect to be made welcome as a key member of our team who will value your skills and contribution.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will assist in providing a professional and comprehensive administrative service.
You must demonstrate a positive attitude, be flexible, have good written and verbal skills, be able to work using your own initiative, and must have excellent computer skills.
Provide accurate minutes of Directorate, Management and Service meetings.
Diary Management - use of electronic diary, ensuring diaries are free from clashes, ensuring regular meetings are planned well in advance and all papers available in a timely manner to facilitate meetings.
The post holder will primarily work from one base but may on occasion be required to work at other locations to support with service delivery.
Access to a suitable vehicle/other means of transport for business purposes is desirable.
** Previous Applicants Do Not Need to Re-Apply **
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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.
Job responsibilities
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.
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.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
* oEducated to GCSE level or equivalent, with Grade C or above in English and Maths
* oNVQ 3 in Business Administration, Customer Service, Healthcare Support Services or equivalent qualification
* oKnowledge of the full range of administrative procedures, acquired through training and previous experience of working in an administrative environment
* oWorking without direct/daily supervision
* oMinute taking experience
* oGood written and oral communication skills
* oDiary management
* oAbility to assign priority to own work load
* oOrganised, methodical and professional approach to work
* oGood time management
* ECDL
* oPrevious NHS experience or experience of working in a healthcare setting
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.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
WTWA - Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham
1st Floor International House, Ledson Road
£26,530 to £29,114 a yearper annum (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full‑time
Reference number
349-COR-7593412-RL4
Job locations
WTWA - Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham
1st Floor International House, Ledson Road
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