Support Secretary

Job summary

This is a particularly exciting time to join the team as we have recently integrated Vascular Services across Manchester Foundation Trust and are working closely with colleagues across Greater Manchester (GM) to further integrate services throughout the 13 hospital sites, and also work closely with other partners across a GM network approach to improve Vascular services for patients.

The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator and have in-depth knowledge of administration processes and good IT skills.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity where you will be working alongside a friendly and dedicated team.

The successful candidate will work as part of a team of secretary's and administrators within the Vascular Department of the Cardiovascular CSU supporting the Consultant Surgeons and the wider team within the Service.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a team you will be primarily responsible for receiving and processing referrals, ensuring a timely triage by a clinician, as well as booking and managing outpatient appointments. To ensure variety of role, you will also be involved in assisting with preparing for MDT and support with admin arising from outpatient clinics, inpatients stays and surgery.

To provide admin support as required by the wider Vascular Service team.

To be responsible for completing own work in an accurate and timely manner consistent with departmental practice or protocol

To work as part of a team in a manner consistent with Trust and local policies, procedures, protocols and Values and Behaviours.

Identify best practice and develop working practice in the unit/team to deliver an efficient and effective administration support service

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've 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 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.