Assistant Personal Assistant - APA | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 December 2025 |
| Location: | Crewe, CW1 4QJ |
| Company: | Mid Cheshire Hospitals |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7630857/Trustwide-APA-Aug2025 |
Summary
Join Our Dynamic Admin Team at Mid Cheshire Hospitals!
Are you ready to be part of something exciting? Mid Cheshire Hospitals is entering a new era with the development of ourstate-of-the-art hospital facilities, and we’re looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us on this journey.
We have an excellent opportunity for anAssistant Personal Assistant (APA)to become a key member of ourMedical Support Teamsbased atLeighton Hospital, Crewe. These teams provide vital support to Consultants, Nurse Specialists, and other clinical professionals, ensuring the smooth running of patient care services.
What we’re looking for:
• A motivated and flexible individual with a passion for organisation.
• Someone who can work independently and take initiative.
• Excellent communication and time-management skills.
What you’ll do:As an APA, you’ll play a crucial role in supporting our medical teams, helping to coordinate diaries, manage correspondence, and keep everything running efficiently behind the scenes.
.Why join us?
• Be part of afriendly, motivated, and supportive admin team.
• Contribute to the success of a Trust that is investing in its future withmodern facilities and innovative healthcare services.
• EnjoyNHS benefits, including:• Generous annual leave
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Career development and training opportunities
If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real difference and be part of an exciting future, we’d love to hear from you!
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.
The post holder will be supported to learn all the required skills to be able to provide a comprehensive, quality and confidential secretarial and administration service to clinical teams.
Applicants should be highly motivated and able to demonstrate working on their own initiative but also as part of a team. You will need to be flexible, willing to learn, and an excellent communicator.
Ideally you will have some administration or clerical experience, possess good IT skills and be able to audio type.
As an Assistant PA (APA), you will be expected to organise your own workload in accordance with the tasks set by the PA to ensure that an efficient service is provided at all times and provide support to other colleagues in the administration team.
This advert closes on Thursday 4 Dec 2025