Assistant Personal Assistant - APA | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 February 2026 |
| Location: | Crewe, CW1 4QJ |
| Company: | Mid Cheshire Hospitals |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7715686/412-TRUST-APA-JAN2026 |
Summary
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 opportunities forAssistant Personal Assistants (APA's)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.
Current available APA vacancies are :
Gastroenterology:15hours
Care of the Elderly : 22.5 hours
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 provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.
An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.
With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.
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. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
The post holders will be supported to learn all the required skills to be able to provide a comprehensive, quality and confidential secretarial/administration.
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 with a willingness to learn and excellent communication skills when liaising with multi-disciplinary professionals.
Ideally you will have some NHS experience, possess good IT skills and excellent audio typing.
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 Sunday 18 Jan 2026