An exciting opportunity has arisen for a capable and enthusiastic Administrative Assistant to join the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) Safeguarding Team. Integral to the smooth running of the department, you will provide a comprehensive, high quality and efficient administrative service to the Team. The post holder should have strong organisational skills, be an effective communicator and be able to work on their own initiative and as part of a team. This is a challenging and rewarding role in which you will be ideally placed to enhance your administrative skills. With sufficient experience in an administrative/secretarial role, you will have a good standard of education and a working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite. Proactive, flexible, and organised, you must have the ability to work to tight timescales and keep a calm head under pressure. You will be familiar with data protection issues and patient confidentiality. An understanding of safeguarding would be advantageous. In return we will provide a comprehensive induction programme and you will be appraised on a yearly basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate. MFT is Englandâs largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. Weâre 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 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so youâll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. Weâve 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which weâve launched in September 2022. Weâre proud to be a major academic Research Centre Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. Whatâs more, weâre excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set 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. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youâll need, take a look at the Job Description Person Specification attachments under the âSupporting Documentsâ heading. So that youâre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youâll need to take time to read the âCandidate Essentials Guideâthat sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how âwe care for you as you care for othersâ. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youâll need to be aware of before you submit an application form. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the âNHS Englandâ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination. 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
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