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Personal Secretary - Estates & Facilities

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wigan, WN1 1XXView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157

Contract

Secondment

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

25 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

An exciting opportunity to develop your administrative career An exciting 12-month secondment opportunity has arisen for an organised, proactive and e...

  • Managing diaries, appointments and meeting arrangements
  • Preparing agendas, papers, minutes, reports and correspondence
  • Responding to enquiries and dealing with matters using your own initiative
  • Liaising with internal colleagues, senior managers, contractors and suppliers
  • Processing orders, invoices, credit notes and payment information
  • Maintaining accurate financial, capital expenditure and audit records
  • Supporting the preparation of ERIC returns and associated reports
  • Providing flexible administrative support across the wider team when required

  • Has strong administrative, organisational and communication skills
  • Can manage competing priorities and work accurately in a busy environment
  • Is confident working independently and using their own initiative
  • Has excellent attention to detail
  • Can handle sensitive or complex information appropriately
  • Is comfortable liaising with colleagues and external organisations at different levels
  • Is flexible, approachable and committed to providing an efficient service

You will be joining a supportive team and playing an important role in helping Estates & Facilities deliver an effective service across the Trust

The Secretary is responsible for providing an efficient and effective administrative, secretarial and clerical support service to ensure the smooth running of the Estates and Facilities department in Suite 8, Buckingham Row

  • Managing diaries, appointments and meeting arrangements
  • Preparing agendas, papers, minutes, reports and correspondence
  • Responding to enquiries and dealing with matters using your own initiative
  • Liaising with internal colleagues, senior managers, contractors and suppliers
  • Processing orders, invoices, credit notes and payment information
  • Maintaining accurate financial, capital expenditure and audit records
  • Supporting the preparation of ERIC returns and associated reports
  • Providing flexible administrative support across the wider team when required

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is proud to provide high-quality acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, our staff are central to everything we do -- we believe that happy staff make for happy patients, and this ethos underpins our culture and our success.

We have a strong, recognised track record in staff engagement and in living our values:

People at the Heart

  • ONE Team

We are committed to placing patients at the heart of every decision and delivering safe, effective care that protects dignity and enhances experience. We seek to recruit people who share our values, our passion for high-quality care, and our belief in working together as One Team.

At WWL, we recognise the strength that comes from a rich and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Secretarial/Admin Qualification, such as BTEC or NVQ3 or equivalent level of knowledge
  • Computer literate and good knowledge of Microsoft packages
  • Qualified to GCSE standard of general education, including English language

Desirable: - ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with sensitive and confidential information
  • Experience of a busy office environment
  • Experience of coordinating effective business administration services
  • Experience of team working
  • Drafting agendas/Minute-taking/Drafting letters and memos
  • Evidence of ability to take decisions to manage competing priorities to meet tight deadlines
  • Willingness and ability to work flexibly with changing priorities, using own initiative

Desirable: - Experience of working within the NHS

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills with experience of working with a wide range of professionals and the public
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to deal sensitively with confidential information
  • Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
  • Ability to prioritise workload

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
  • Good knowledge of Centros system and how to raise and receipt orders and deal with discrepancies

Desirable: - Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures

Additional

Essential

  • Flexible
  • Professional appearance and approach
  • Patient/Polite/Diplomatic
  • Alignment to Trust Values and Core Behaviours
  • Highly motivated with evidence of an ability to work without direct supervision and to use own initiative
  • Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

14 October 2026

Last checked

15 October 2026

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About the employer

WWL
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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