Administration Assistant

ramsayhealthcare; Chorley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Cover

Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3

Private Pension (Ramsay match 5%)

25 days annual leave

Cycle2Work

Staff restaurant

Job summary

Ramsay Health Care UK are recruiting an Administration Assistant to support the Medical Secretaries at Euxton Hall Hospital. The role is full‑time (37.5 hours) based at Euxton Hall Hospital, with duties spanning typing, record creation and general admin to keep patient management running smoothly.

You will multitask across secretarial duties, escalate issues with good judgement, and maintain high accuracy. Training is provided through the Ramsay Academy to develop your skills further.

Qualifications

• Excellent IT skills and ability to type at speed with accuracy
• Audio typing experience – desirable not essential
• Experience of multi-tasking and working to strict deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• High attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Support medical secretaries with administration duties relating to distribution and typing/record creation
• Multitask across a range of secretarial duties and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate good judgement when escalating issues and prioritising workloads
• Aim to progress to highly accurate audio typing as tasks allow

Skills

Typing speed

Audio typing

Multi-tasking

Verbal & written comms

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Administration Assistant - Medical Secretaries

Euxton Hall Hospital

Full Time 37.5 Hours

Salary - £24,944

The role

At Ramsay Health Care UK, we know our people are our most important asset. Join our busy team of medical secretaries and you can develop a rewarding career helping to provide patients with the best care.

Your main task will be supporting our team with administration duties relating to distributing and assisting with typing and record creation which is important to the smooth running of patient management. You will be expected to multi-task across a range of secretarial duties; offer good judgement in escalating issues, prioritising jobs, with the opportunity to progress to highly accurate audio typing, as these tasks all play an important part of your role. You'll be valued for your skills and expertise and have the chance to build on them through our Ramsay Academy, too.

Where you'll be based

Primarily based at Euxton Hall Hospital covering Buckshaw Hospital, Euxton Hall Hospital and Fulwood Hall Hospital

What you will bring with you

• Excellent IT skills and ability to type at speed whilst maintaining accuracy
• Audio typing experience - desirable not essential
• Experience of multi-tasking and working to strict deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• High attention to detail

Why join us?

At Ramsay Health Care UK, our people are at the heart of our success. Our benefits are designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, because we're people caring for people:

Health, Wellbeing & Financial Security

• Private Medical Cover, with the option to add your partner and dependants
• Discounted Bupa Dental Insurance
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 your base salary
• Private Pension, with Ramsay matching up to 5% after a qualifying period
• Employee Assistance Programme

Work-Life Balance

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell additional days
• Flexible shift patterns, where possible
• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave
• Volunteer leave to support causes that matter to you

Career Development & Recognition

• Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy to support your career development
• Colleague recognition programme to celebrate our people

Lifestyle & Everyday Perks

• Access to our benefits platform, offering a wide range of discounts
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Subsidised staff restaurant, where possible
• Free parking on site, where possible

About us

We're Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we're one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated 'Good' by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS. We're part of a global hospital group with over 50 years' experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. We reserve the right to close our adverts prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

We care. It's more than what we do, it's who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964. "The Ramsay Way" culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.

We are proud to support the UK's Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD's Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people at risk. We expect all employees to share this commitment and behave in a way that supports it. All succ