Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: Part time role - will require travel to various sites and degree of flexibility
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 349-MRI-6983843-RL4
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Hathersage Centre
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Medical Training Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
To organise theoretical and practical training for health professionals nationwide; for clinics across the North West, specialising in Contraception, Sexual Health and HIV services. The post holder will work independently and will require excellent communication and organisational skills, travel will be required and a degree of flexibility.
Main duties of the job
- Work independently to co-ordinate training sessions from applicants across the country. Extensively communicate with senior clinicians and trainees, co-ordinating sessions across multiple sites within the North West.
- Maintain good working knowledge of multiple training programme requirements to advise prospective trainees of the process/ eligibility criteria to undertake the training.
- Arrange appropriate venues for training courses inclusive of room bookings and catering.
- Produce and disseminate all course resources, training materials and handouts.
- To be the first point of contact at the course venue for both delegates and facilitators. This involves working independently and requires a high degree of initiative and flexibility e.g occasional adjustments to working hours/ days to meet service need.
- Maintain systems for effective monitoring of each course using Excel, Word and other in house systems.
- Preserve and maintain the current recording system of all trainees, attendances, finance data and course information.
- Sole responsibly for all financial transactions, action and record. All completed in line with Trust Standard Financial Instructions using Integra2 system.
- Produce regular performance monitoring reports regarding training sessions delivered and ensuring timely submission to relevant organisations.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts 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 30,000 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant and substantial experience in an administrative/secretarial setting
- Experience of banking/ financial responsibilities.
Desirable criteria
- NHS/health related administrative/secretarial experience.
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated Grade C or above GCSE or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 or higher in Business Administration or recognised equivalent qualification.
Information Technology Skills
Essential criteria
- Good demonstrative knowledge of Microsoft computer packages
- Ability to obtain, analyse and report data
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using Blithe Lilie, Inform, NHS spine and PAS
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective written communication skills
- The ability to deal with enquiries in a polite and diplomatic manner
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to be autonomous and use own initiative
- Commitment to working as a member of a multidisciplinary team
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload.
- Self-motivation and the ability to motivate others.
- Ability to undertake further training as required.
- Must have use of own transport.
Desirable criteria
- Minute taking
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanne Cooper
- Job title
- Administration Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01617011540
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