Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and motivated person to join us in delivering a first class, administration service to support the Senior Leadership Team and the wider Estates & Facilities services. 

We would like you to be highly proactive and able to use your own initiative and judgement to help manage the workload in addition to be customer focused. The post holder will need to  have great communication skills and be familiar with the Microsoft Office suite.  You will be able to react calmly when dealing with multiple tasks that need to be delivered to tight timeframes.

In return you can expect to be made welcome as a key member of our team who will value your skills and contribution.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will assist in providing a professional and comprehensive administrative service.

You must demonstrate a positive attitude, be flexible, have good written and verbal skills, be able to work using own initiative, and must have
excellent computer skills.

Provide accurate minutes of Directorate, Management and Service meetings.

Diary Management – use of electronic diary, ensuring diaries are free from clashes, ensuring regular meetings are planned well in advance and all papers available in a timely manner to facilitate meetings.

The post holder will primarily work from one base but may on occasion be required to work at other locations to support with service delivery.

Access to a suitable vehicle/other means of transport for business purposes is desirable.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & 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.