Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Personal Assistant to CSPL Lead

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Personal Assistant to support the Gynaecology CSPL Lead role, providing comprehensive administrative and general office support.

We are looking for candidates who are conscientious, highly motivated, friendly and are able to work as part of the team.

As a PA you will be working closely with Senior management to provide effective, confident and efficient administration service. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, along with the ability to build relationships.

Must be confident using Microsoft Outlook diary management with substantial experience of minute taking.

**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

Main duties of the job

To be the first point of contact for telephone, emails and face to face enquiries.

To provide diary and email management, arrange appointments, meetings/events and interviews.

To prepare agendas, book rooms and take minutes.

To order and maintain equipment/ stationary stocks.

To maintain internal filing and systems to effectively manage workloads.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted

14 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-SCO-AC249-24-D

Job locations

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Use of Microsoft Offices including teams
  • GCSE (English / Maths) or equivalant
  • Business Administration e.g. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • RSA 2 qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of effective diary management
  • Experience of organising and minute taking

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working as a PA or similar role

Office Skills

Essential

  • Managing own workload and competing deadlines
  • Able to deal with sensitive issues in a confidential manner
  • Organisational skills and time management skills
  • Ability to work as a team
  • Motivated, flexible and proactive

Desirable

  • Ability to work quickly and accurately, using own initiative in relaying complex information.
  • Previous experience of working in an NHS organisation
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Use of Microsoft Offices including teams
  • GCSE (English / Maths) or equivalant
  • Business Administration e.g. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • RSA 2 qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of effective diary management
  • Experience of organising and minute taking

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working as a PA or similar role

Office Skills

Essential

  • Managing own workload and competing deadlines
  • Able to deal with sensitive issues in a confidential manner
  • Organisational skills and time management skills
  • Ability to work as a team
  • Motivated, flexible and proactive

Desirable

  • Ability to work quickly and accurately, using own initiative in relaying complex information.
  • Previous experience of working in an NHS organisation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Manager

Rachel Mitchell

rachel.mitchell@nca.nhs.uk

01612068608

Details

Date posted

14 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

236-SCO-AC249-24-D

Job locations

Salford Royal Hospital

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Supporting documents

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