Team Secretary Paediatric Psychosocial Service | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 October 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7456819/349-MCH-7456819C-RL4 |
Summary
An opportunity to recruit an experienced part time Secretary has arisen within the Paediatric Psychosocial Department.
The Paediatric Psychosocial Department is a specialist CAMHS team for children who are treated at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. We are a multi-disciplinary team of psychologists, therapists and psychiatrists who have skills to help children/young people/ adults and their families to understand and manage the difficulties they may face about their health or treatment.
If you are a secretary who have a positive "can do" attitude with experience of using different systems and ready to learn new ones, who would like to make a difference in the life of our patients and families, then we would like to hear from you.
We are looking for a positive team player to join our busy Admin Team. The qualities we are looking for are:
Previous secretarial experience, preferable within the NHS
experience with using PARIS and or HIVE system or quick learner.
Possess strong time management skills.
Are ready to take challenges and are not scared to ask for help.
Ability to work on a team and also on their own initiative when needed
Flexibility to provide cover for colleagues in case of leave.
Ability to multitask, meet deadlines, attention to detail and able to manage difficult information is essential.
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.”
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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025
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