The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Personal Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team

The closing date is 30 November 2025

Job summary

Full time, permanent post

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly professional and motivated individual to join Care Group 2 as a Personal Assistant. This role will support the Senior Leadership Team and is integral to support them in their roles.

The successful candidate will be highly organised and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Duties will include the organisation of diaries, organising meetings for the team, production of confidential correspondence and reports; attending formal meetings to produce the minutes; maintenance and development of office systems and administrative processes involving IT systems.

In addition to formal secretarial qualifications, experience of Microsoft Office packages - Word, Excel and Power Point is highly essential. Experience of audio typing may be useful.

Excellent word processing/typing skills, exceptional organisational abilities and the capability to work in a confidential manner are of paramount importance in this role. The ability to communicate effectively; to work well under pressure and to prioritise the demands in a busy environment, are also essential.

Managing competing priorities and identifying quickly emerging pinch points that may impact on the performance or productivity of the Senior Leadership Team is also necessary.

If you think you have the drive, commitment and enthusiasm to successfully support our team here in Care Group 2 at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

PA activities may vary according to senior management team requirements, but are likely to include the following:

Pro-active, efficient and effective diary management for appointments and meetings (face to face or on via Microsoft Teams, allowing sufficient time for team to fulfil their responsibilities.

Where appropriate to delegate non-essential meetings to relevant members of the management team/direct reports.

Undertake a proactive approach to planning/rescheduling meetings, and responsibility for organising multidisciplinary meetings, conferences and events as required and attend required meetings to produce minutes.

About us

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving our local population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham

As a Trust we are on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart of everything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are the second most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as a place to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagement overall

But don't just take our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations for our Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people and recognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives of patients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improve our services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together. If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join us on our journey to excellence

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Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year Pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-25-11-027

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S602UD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSEs grade C/4 or above
  • RSA Word Processing / OCR Word Processing qualification
  • Experience of Microsoft office suite
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Demonstrate working knowledge of basic IT skills, keyboard and e-mails

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of reporting and data analysis
  • Experience of working with reporting tools and KPI reports
  • Producing and summarising reports using MS Excel
  • Working as part of a team
  • Experience of working in the NHS acute sector

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Trust systems, e.g Datix, Power-Bi

Desirable

  • Knowledge of how to run reports from Trust systems

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Analysis and use of Microsoft Office Excel e.g. use of Formulas
  • Microsoft packages including Word and Outlook
  • Analytical and basic day to day planning skills
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Advanced Keyboard skills and Data Inputting
  • Ability to prioritise workload and carry out duties unsupervised
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSEs grade C/4 or above
  • RSA Word Processing / OCR Word Processing qualification
  • Experience of Microsoft office suite
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Demonstrate working knowledge of basic IT skills, keyboard and e-mails

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of reporting and data analysis
  • Experience of working with reporting tools and KPI reports
  • Producing and summarising reports using MS Excel
  • Working as part of a team
  • Experience of working in the NHS acute sector

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of Trust systems, e.g Datix, Power-Bi

Desirable

  • Knowledge of how to run reports from Trust systems

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Analysis and use of Microsoft Office Excel e.g. use of Formulas
  • Microsoft packages including Word and Outlook
  • Analytical and basic day to day planning skills
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Advanced Keyboard skills and Data Inputting
  • Ability to prioritise workload and carry out duties unsupervised

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S602UD


Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S602UD


Employer's website

https://www.therotherhamft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hazel Richards

hazel.richards2@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year Pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9165-25-11-027

Job locations

The Rotherham Nhs Foundation Trust

Moorgate Road

Rotherham

South Yorkshire

S602UD


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