University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Divisional PA, W&C Division

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Job summary

To provide high quality administrative and secretarial support to the members of the W&C DivisionManagementTeam. To support theW&C DivisionManagement Team as they lead the 4 Directorates across all UHSx sites.

Postholder can work from any site but must be able to travel to all sites.

Main duties of the job

Communication.Act as the central communication and information co-ordinator to the Division promoting efficient and accurate information throughout the Division, its 4 Directorates and Trust-wide basis, working closely with the General and Operational Managers.

Service Delivery and Improvement.Maintain the diaries, ensuring that all arrangements for meetings, travel and accommodation are scheduled appropriately.Ensure with colleagues that all meetings are covered adequately and take responsibility for tracking membership of groups and updating distribution lists accordingly.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

279-7320109-JUL25

Job locations

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton

BN2 5BE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

Service Delivery and Improvement

People Management and Development

Patient Care Delivery

Learning and Development

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

Service Delivery and Improvement

People Management and Development

Patient Care Delivery

Learning and Development

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience of organising events, seminars, meetings, courses and conferences.

Desirable

  • Secretarial qualification
  • Project management experience.

Skills

Essential

  • Able to produce concise reports both financial and information based.
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Ability to create visual presentations for use by others. Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Desirable

  • Experience of using patient administration systems

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience of organising events, seminars, meetings, courses and conferences.

Desirable

  • Secretarial qualification
  • Project management experience.

Skills

Essential

  • Able to produce concise reports both financial and information based.
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Ability to create visual presentations for use by others. Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Products: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Desirable

  • Experience of using patient administration systems

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton

BN2 5BE


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton

BN2 5BE


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

DDO W&C Division

Hugh Jelley

hugh.jelley@nhs.net

07979706342

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

279-7320109-JUL25

Job locations

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton

BN2 5BE


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