Admin Assistant

at  Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and extremely organised Band 2 Receptionist / Administrative Assistant to join our friendly Prosthetics Team based at the Specialised Ability Centre Manchester.
As part of the busy team you will play an integral role in supporting the Prosthetic Service to deliver an excellent standard of care.
Previous experience of working with the general public in a pressurised environment is desirable.
Candidates must have excellent communication skills as they will be dealing directly with Healthcare professionals, patients on the front line and also verbally via the telephone. You will need to be flexible, hard working and conscientious.
If you feel ready to meet the challenges of this busy, varied and interesting role, then this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for.
The post holder will assist in providing a full range of admin support to clinical teams including but not limited to:
Utilise the Trust Systems to accurately record patient details and activities (including but not limited to appointments, admissions, discharge, addition to waiting list), ensure the timely recording of all patient activity in line with the Trust Patient Access Policy including data quality requirements.
Provide a telephone service, answering and recording incoming calls, relaying queries, and messages as necessary, liaising with other departments and external organisations where appropriate.
The post holder will be expected to contribute to the provision and smooth running of a front of house / reception service ensuring customer needs are met in full.
Where relevant, to arrange requests for other services, ensuring compliance with Trust deadlines and inputting requests into appropriate systems, e.g., arranging patient transport for eligible patients, booking interpretation services, porters, and diagnostic tests.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust 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 28,000 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.
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

Please refer the Job description for details