Administrative Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a flexible, hardworking Administrative Assistant to work within a busy department, primarily providing reception and administrative support to the Private Patient Centre (PPC) on Ward 54 at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. The post holder will be the first point of contact for visitors, handling general clerical duties and ensuring the smooth running of the department. It requires someone proactive, with good communication skills, who can work independently or as part of a team under pressure.
Key responsibilities
- Provide a friendly, welcoming, professional reception to all visitors to the Private Patient Centre (PPC).
- Provide a wide range of general clerical and administrative duties throughout the ward.
- Support the smooth and efficient day to day running of the whole department.
- Work behind the scenes to ensure an effective infrastructure for patients and service users.
Essential criteria
- GCSE in English or Mathematics
- Experience of working in a reception role
- Work based experience of Hive
- Work based experience of Word
- Work based experience of emails
- Excellent customer service skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Organisation, multitasking and prioritisation skills
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or equivalent
- Experience of working in a hospital ward environment
- Experience of working in a fastpaced environment with high accuracy
- Work based experience of the following packages: Microsoft Excel Income Management - Pay 360 Outlook
- Evidence of liaising with more than one discipline
- Knowledge of requirements of patients
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Administrative Assistant
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
Have you got the right mix of skills it takes to work within a busy department?
We're looking for a flexible, hardworking person to work full-time hours, however we will consider part-time hours for the right candidate. The role will also involve working Saturdays when required. Someone who can work in a fast-paced department who has what it takes to work under pressure, working to deadlines in a small, busy, but friendly team.
To succeed you'll need to have experience in a process driven administrative role, together with good communication skills. You will need to be proactive in reacting to situations when dealing with patients and other staff members, working independently or as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the first point of contact providing a friendly, welcoming, professional reception to all visitors to the Private Patient Centre (PPC), on Ward 54 at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
The post holder will provide a wide range of general clerical and administrative duties throughout the ward to support the smooth and efficient day to day running of the whole department. This will require a high degree of organisational skills as you will be working in a highly pressured environment. Although the post will be
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