Operational Service Admin Assistant: MCATS/Therapy Booking Team

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Operational Services Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative support to the MCATS and Therapy Booking Team. The role involves handling patient calls, referrals, emails, and audio typing, with supervision from the team leader to ensure efficient service delivery.

The ideal candidate will have strong Microsoft Office skills, experience in NHS administration, and the ability to manage workload and priorities in a dynamic healthcare

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs A-C in English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Level 3 Business Admin or Team Leading qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Care Community Team, handling calls, referrals, and clinical staff support.
• Support Care Community Co-ordinator with appointments and multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Exercise own judgement on queries and escalate as needed.
• Build relationships to improve service efficiency and signpost queries.
• Use required electronic systems for correspondence and information retrieval.
• Provide information to parents/carers per guidelines.
• Assist audits, reports, and data presentation; manage databases.
• Take on other duties as directed by senior/line manager.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Change management

Audio typing

Health records understanding

Computer systems knowledge

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Microsoft Office

Medical terminology

Level 3 Business Admin/Team Leading

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Operational Service Admin Assistant: MCATS/Therapy Booking Team

The closing date is 12 November 2026

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Operational Services Assistant to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team.

The Operational Service Assistant will provide comprehensive, quality, confidential administrative support to the Musculoskeletal (MCATS) & Chronic Pain Team & Therapy Booking team employed by the Trust. The Operational Service Assistant will be expected to organise their own workload and co-ordinate their activities in conjunction with, and supervised by the team leader, to ensure that an efficient service is provided.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be capable of the full administrative function within the team, and be able to step in to fill gaps, to ensure continuity of services. This will include managing patient calls, processing referrals, managing email requests, and supporting the clinical staff. You will also have excellent audio-typing skills, which is an essential requirement. It is essential that the post holder can exercise initiative suitable to the role and is fully supportive of other colleagues within the team.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area's largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System. As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we’re reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.

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.

Job responsibilities

• To provide comprehensive administrative support to the Care Community Team and associated Specialist services including managing calls, referrals, and supporting the clinical staff to respond to the health needs of the population of the Care Community.
• To support the Care Community Co-ordinator to liaise with a range of internal and external services and teams regarding appointments and multi-disciplinary meetings.
• Exercise own judgement based on acquired knowledge and experience, as to when to deal with queries personally, and when to involve other team members in the Care Community Team and with what degree of urgency.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with others, within the department and externally in order to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of services to patients and support signposting where appropriate of queries and referrals.
• Be conversant with all required electronic systems for correspondence, including specialist computer systems, and be able to obtain information from the Intranet/Internet, if requested to do so.
• Provide information to parents/carers where appropriate, according to agreed guidelines, where appropriate.
• Support Care Community Team with audits, reports and other activity measurement as necessary, including managing databases, obtaining information, and in the presentation of the results.
• To carry out other responsibilities / duties at the request of the senior / Line Manager, according to the job holders competency to do so.

Person Specification

Qualification

• 5 GCSE level A-C qualifications or equivalent in English and Math's or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Level 3 Business Admin or Team Leading Qualification

Skills

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to problem solve
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management, organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workload
• Proactively manage change
• Ability to audio-type
• Understanding of health records/waiting lists
• Understanding of computer systems used by the department.
• Ability to Audio Type

Experience

• Previous administrative experience
• Awareness of the need for confidentiality in accordance with Data Protection Act and national/local guidelines
• Previous experience within the NHS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust