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Job overview

This is a fixed term post for 6 months.

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Dermatology team as an Assistant Personal Assistant (APA) to support a very busy department. 

The post holder will be required to provide secretarial support and general office duties to a high standard, predominantly medical audio typing.     The post holder will need to be flexible in their working with good prioritisation skills.

Audio typing, excellent accuracy, attention to detail and communication skills are essential for this post.  You will be liaising with various individuals from patients, peers, nursing staff to consultants.  The ability to work under pressure, prioritise your workload and use your own initiative are also essential in this role.  A good knowledge of excel, outlook and word is essential.  However, medical terminology and experience using the internal PCS system is desirable but not essential.

Main duties of the job

• Medical audio typing
• Secretarial support 
• General administration duties 
• Telephones / voicemail 
• RTT validations
• Updating waiting lists 
• Keeping up to date with mandatory training

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.