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Job summary

Main area
Planned Care, Allied Health and Clinical Support Services
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent: 37.5
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm)
Job ref
209-A-25-7162709
Employer
East Cheshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Macclesfield District
Town
Victoria Road, Macclesfield
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East Cheshire NHS Trust logo

Management Secretary (Internal Only)

Band 3

It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

 

Job overview

**This position is open to staff working at the Trust in the ‘ECT Family’ this includes current East Cheshire NHS Trust employees, both NHSP and ECT bank staff, ISS staff and volunteers at the Trust. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from applicants not listed within these groups.**

We have an opportunity to recruit to a management secretary within the Planned Care, Allied Health and Clinical Support Services Directorate at   East Cheshire Trust. 

The responsibilities of the role would be to provide secretarial support to the senior management team.  This will require meeting facilitation, diary management and other administration duties.

You must have excellent organisational skills, be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. You should also be able to remain calm in a high pressured situation and have the ability to prioritise tasks whilst having an eye for detail. You should have a good standard of education and sound IT knowledge with competency in Microsoft Office packages being essential. 

Hours per week:  37.5

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the Visas and immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the team working in support of the whole  Directorate management team of East Cheshire NHS Trust the post holder will provide an efficient and effective secretarial support service to the management team.

Working for our organisation

It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role. 

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications. 

We look forward to receiving your application.

            

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RSA level 1/11
  • English to “O” level grade A-C/ CSE grade 1/ GCSE grade A-C
Desirable criteria
  • Working towards NVQ in Administration

Skills, Knowledge, Competencies

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office package
  • Good organisational skills with experience of developing systems
  • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise effectively
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to manage large volumes of work with very fast turnaround
  • Ability to work in a demanding, pressured environment
  • Demonstrate composure and positive attitude under pressure

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of working in a busy office environment
  • Previous NHS experience

Personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Team worker
  • Flexible thinker
  • Proactive

Other

Essential criteria
  • Please refer to the person specification for further details regarding the role requirements

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kelly Sargeant
Job title
Admin Team Lead & PA to Senior Management Team
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01625 663134
Additional information

Vicky Bond - General Manager

01625 3663

 

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