Assistant Personal Assistant - APA - Care of the Elderly

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and motivated Care of the Elderly admin team based Leighton Hospital.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible individual to undertake the role of APA (Assistant Personal Assistant) to our Medical Secretarial Team, who support the Consultants, Nurse specialist and other clinical team members. We are keen to hear from applicants who can demonstrate their organisational skills and who can work on their own initiative.
This position is 24 hours a week. The current employee in post works 08:00 - 16:30hrs Monday - Wednesday. We would consider alternative hours of work providing this included Monday - Wednesday.
Core office hours are 08:00 - 17:00hrs Monday to Friday. Hours to be agreed with the successful applicant., The main duties of the post but not exhaustive:-
+ 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.
+ Monitoring investigations database to ensure clinicians get investigations requested back in a timely manner
+ Updating RTT pathways, closing of referrals, clinic cancellations, As an Assistant PA (APA), you will be expected to organise your own workload in accordance with the tasks set by the PA to ensure that an efficient service is provided at all times and provide support to other colleagues in the administration team.

The post holder will be supported to learn all the required skills to be able to provide a comprehensive, quality and confidential secretarial/administration.
Applicants should be highly motivated and able to demonstrate working on their own initiative but also as part of a team. You will need to be flexible with a willingness to learn and excellent communication skills when liaising with multi-disciplinary professionals.
Ideally you will have some NHS experience, possess good IT skills and excellent audio typing.

MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.
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.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a "right to work" in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold (usually £38,700 per year for Skilled Worker or £23,200 for Health Care Worker Visa). You can find more information on the Government website.
· Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
· Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
· Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions
· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.