37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Due to the recent theatre expansion at Whiston Hospitals, we are looking to expand the Personal Medical Secretary teams within the General Surgery department and the Burns & Plastics department. Clinical Support Services at Whiston Hospital is looking to appoint Personal Medical Secretaries to provide a comprehensive service with the minimum of supervision within the General Surgery department and Burns & Plastics department. Your preferred department will be discussed at interview. The successful applicant will be able to organise their own workload and co-ordinate workload activities with other Personal Medical Secretaries in the team. The successful candidates will be of a pleasant disposition, have excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly telephone manner. The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals. From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals. The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales. Our Vision Is To Deliver 5 Star Patient Care CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate SAFETY that is of the highest standards COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients Our Achievements Include Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. Accessible version available upon request. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Sankey Job title: Manager Email address: rachel.sankey2merseywestlancs.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 478 7666