Personal Assistant

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group in Aintree is seeking a Band 4 PA / Medical Secretary to support the Radiology Department on the AUH site, with occasional cross-site working. The role requires knowledge of medical terminology, excellent keyboard skills, and the ability to plan and manage workloads with minimal supervision, meeting deadlines and maintaining confidentiality.

You will organise diaries, arrange appointments, travel and accommodation, prepare documents for meetings, and

Qualifications

• Experience as a PA/Medical Secretary in healthcare.
• Good knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent keyboard and interpersonal skills.
• Appropriate ability to plan workload and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Undertake administrative duties and maintain confidentiality.
• Keep diaries up to date and arrange appointments.
• Organise travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Support consultants with non-clinical activities and document preparation.
• Coordinate with other medical secretaries to provide efficient service.

Skills

Medical terminology

Typing / keyboard skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Secretarial/PA experience in healthcare

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Band 4 PA - Radiology Department - AUH site

Full time

37.5 HRS

Monday to Friday

7.5 HRS per day

We currently have a vacancy within our Radiology Secretarial Team for an experienced, enthusiastic and well-motivated PA/Medical Secretary. This role is based on the Aintree site with the expectation of cross site working if and when required.

A good knowledge of medical terminology along with excellent keyboard and interpersonal skills are essential. You will be expected to undertake all administrative duties, be well organised, able to plan your own workload using your initiative and work to deadlines. Excellent communication, organisational and secretarial abilities are essential to the role.

The post holder will also be expected to work with minimum supervision. They will be able to demonstrate flexibility and use their initiative to carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation, thus enabling the Consultants to utilise their time efficiently and effectively. Confidentiality must always be maintained.

To provide a comprehensive service to the consultants and speciality teams with the minimum of supervision.

Organise your own workload and co-ordinate activities with other medical secretaries to ensure that an efficient service is provided.

Keep diaries up to date, arrange appointments and arrange travel and accommodation.

Support consultants in non-clinical activities role by preparing presentation documents using relevant packages and arranging meetings.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carole Williams Job title: Senior Office Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 706 2783

Telephone - 0151 706 2783/0151 529 5078