Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

PA to Managing Director and Clinical Director

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Job summary

An exciting vacancy has arisen for a full time Personal Assistant who will provide a fully comprehensive and highly efficient, quality service supporting Enfield's Managing Director and Clinical Director.

We are looking for a creative and organised individual who has previous experience as a personal assistant at a senior level.

This PA role is will require you to be highly organised, reliable, efficient and flexible in your approach to the role. working on your own initiative as well as working effectively as a part of the PA team to the senior managers.

You will perform varied tasks for the Managing Director and Clinical Director, which will include proactive forward planning, diary management, setting up meetings, fielding telephone calls and e-mails, preparing agenda's minute taking, following up actions, preparing reports/presentations for division and board level as required.

You will be expected to exercise good judgement and initiative when communicating with other senior managers, outside agencies as well as managing complex relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Note: Interviews will take place on 12th July, 2023.

Main duties of the job

  • You will need to be able to use your initiative and plan your own workload in a way that supports the business program of the Enfield Managing Director and Clinical Director In addition,
  • you will be expected to exercise judgment and initiative when communicating with other senior managers, Trusts and outside agencies,
  • To act as a focal point for queries on behalf of and in the absence of the Enfield Managing Director and Clinical Director,
  • To be confident and have an engaging telephone/email manner and the ability to act in a proactive manner are essential.
  • The role will involve working independently, supporting the Enfield Managing Director and Clinical Director in managing complex relationships with external and internal stakeholders
  • Provide a full PA service to the Enfield Managing Director and Clinical Director including the taking of, minutes, dictation, typing, word processing, photocopying, scanning and filing; the production of reports/collating of data as and when requested.
  • Manage, Enfield Managing Director and Clinical Director diary, including the arranging of any meetings taking account of time constraints and the commitments/priorities.
  • Manage, Enfield Managing Director and Clinical Director diary, including the arranging of any meetings taking account of time constraints and the commitments/priorities.
  • Be flexible to the needs of the service and provide cover for all aspect of administrative work for the senior management team as required.

About us

At Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Community and Mental Health Trust our staff and service users have worked closely to create a set of values that make sure people who use our services get the best possible chance of a rapid recovery.

The Trust's values are:

  • Compassion
  • Respect
  • Being Positive
  • Working together

By coming to work at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Trust you will be joining a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London with over 3000 staff delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million.

We are an organisation that is passionate about equality, diversity, and inclusion; one that prides itself in developing the leadership capabilities of its employees, looking after their health and wellbeing, creating safe places for staff to speak up and providing opportunities to mentor and be mentored. Our employees are the reason for delivering Good CQC ratings, excellent outcomes, and outstanding patient experiences, so it is our aim to create a happy and healthy working environment where you can thrive and succeed.

Details

Date posted

27 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,720 to £39,769 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-1046

Job locations

Chase Building

Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached JD and personal specification which will provide you will full detail of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached JD and personal specification which will provide you will full detail of the role.

Person Specification

Education/Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in area.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Full range of administrative procedures, software programmes
  • Relevant Trust policies and procedures
  • Knowledge of Rio

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years NHS experience of working
  • 2 years' experience of PA role
  • Managing busy workload and conflicting priorities
  • Demonstrate relevant knowledge gained in previous employment or elsewhere

Desirable

  • 2 years NHS experience of working in a mental health setting.

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Extensive use and knowledge of all Microsoft Office programmes; Outlook, Word, Excel and Publisher
  • Demonstrate a high standard of telephone liaison, interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Extensive minute taking experience
  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales

Freedom to Act

Essential

  • Works without supervision, advice available from line manager when required

Emotional effort

Essential

  • oOccasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances, office conditions
Person Specification

Education/Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in area.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Full range of administrative procedures, software programmes
  • Relevant Trust policies and procedures
  • Knowledge of Rio

Experience

Essential

  • 2 years NHS experience of working
  • 2 years' experience of PA role
  • Managing busy workload and conflicting priorities
  • Demonstrate relevant knowledge gained in previous employment or elsewhere

Desirable

  • 2 years NHS experience of working in a mental health setting.

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • Extensive use and knowledge of all Microsoft Office programmes; Outlook, Word, Excel and Publisher
  • Demonstrate a high standard of telephone liaison, interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Extensive minute taking experience
  • Ability to work on own initiative and organise own workload with minimal supervision working to tight and often changing timescales

Freedom to Act

Essential

  • Works without supervision, advice available from line manager when required

Emotional effort

Essential

  • oOccasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances, office conditions

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

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Chase Building

Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Chase Building

Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Enfield Divisional Head of Administration Services

Sharon Quidley

s.quidley@nhs.net

02087026084

Details

Date posted

27 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,720 to £39,769 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-1046

Job locations

Chase Building

Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL


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