Assistant Personal Assistant - Crewe, United Kingdom - Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

This is a fixed term post for 6 months.

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Dermatology team as an Assistant Personal Assistant (APA) to support a very busy department.

The post holder will be required to provide secretarial support and general office duties to a high standard, predominantly medical audio typing. The post holder will need to be flexible in their working with good prioritisation skills.

Audio typing, excellent accuracy, attention to detail and communication skills are essential for this post. You will be liaising with various individuals from patients, peers, nursing staff to consultants. The ability to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and use your own initiative are also essential in this role. A good knowledge of excel, outlook and word is essential. However, medical terminology and experience using the internal PCS system is desirable but not essential.

Main duties of the job

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Job responsibilities

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.

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.

Maintain constructive relationships with others, within and across Divisions and externally in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to patients.

Be fully conversant with all required electronic systems for correspondence, including specialist computer systems associated with the management of patients and/or health information, and being able to obtain information using the Internet.

Provide information to patients/relatives and carers where appropriate, including agreed information on waiting lists, tests and referrals, according to agreed guidelines, and in the absence of the PA.

Assist with the production of documentation, handbooks, and any relevant information packs, ensuring accuracy, consistency and completeness of information.

Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Skills

Essential

Desirable

Physical Requirements

Essential