Employer: Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Leighton Hospital
Town: Crewe
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/03/2025 23:59
Assistant Support Manager Medical Imaging
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Medical Imaging Department at Leighton Hospital as an Assistant Support Manager.
The post holder will work alongside the Support Manager and Medical Imaging Management team. The role will involve deputising for the Support Manager as required, including line management duties for the administration team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Medical Imaging Administrative team ensuring effective service delivery of Medical Imaging services across Leighton and Victoria Infirmary sites, along with monitoring performance targets.
The successful candidate will monitor, assess and delegate workload amongst the team. They will manage sickness and annual leave and identify and step in to fill gaps to ensure continuity of services.
It is essential that the post holder can exercise initiative suitable to the role and is fully supportive to other colleagues in the administrative team.
A key requirement is to proactively manage appointments, including making recommendations and implementing any authorized changes to appointment templates to ensure best use of capacity and compliance with national targets.
The post holder will organize their workload and coordinate their activities with the Support Manager to ensure that an efficient service is provided. It is essential that the post holder can exercise initiative and is fully supportive to other colleagues in the administrative team.
It may be necessary to deputise for the Support Manager when needed.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ideally, previous team leadership experience is preferred; however, all tasks involved in the role can be learned through job exposure. Full training and support will be given upon commencement in post for all areas of the job description.
The ideal candidate will also have a background in managing staff in areas such as annual leave, sickness management, and other HR issues.
Person specification
Experience & Knowledge
* NHS experience
Skills
* Ability to prioritize own work across the Division, liaising with other staff & teams
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Proficient in computer skills, ECDL or equivalent Microsoft Office
* Diplomacy and ability to deal with difficult situations
Management
* Supervisory skills/training
Key Messages
· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
· All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
· Selection is based on the Trust's values and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust holds a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship.
· Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period.
· Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay.
· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
· Secondments will be considered for fixed-term positions when both parties agree.
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