East and North Herts NHS Trust

Divisional PA - Cancer Management

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Divisional Personal Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will provide effective administrative support to the Senior Divisional Leadership Team.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Please note the proposed interview date may change.

Main duties of the job

The Divisional PA will be responsible for providing effective administration support. This will include taking minutes, diary management and general admin duties.

Act as first point of contact for the Senior Leadership Team and manage enquiries promptly and efficiently in a confidential manner.

To support the creation and updating of forms and documentation for directorate staff.

To assist with the co-ordination and management of directorate and clinical Governance meetings,which take place at MVCC

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, plus High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-6399989-B

Job locations

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood Middlesex

HA6 2RN


Job description

Job responsibilities

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,314 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,314 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working both in a team and autonomously
  • Experience of working with confidential information
  • Experience of working in a diverse environment, valuing Equality for patients and staff

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE x4 including mathematics and English

Desirable

  • Secretarial qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience managing busy diaries
  • Administrative experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
  • Secretarial experience
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working both in a team and autonomously
  • Experience of working with confidential information
  • Experience of working in a diverse environment, valuing Equality for patients and staff

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE x4 including mathematics and English

Desirable

  • Secretarial qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience managing busy diaries
  • Administrative experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
  • Secretarial experience

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

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood Middlesex

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood Middlesex

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Business & Commercial Service Manager

Kimberley Walker

kimberleywalker@nhs.net

07540474083

Details

Date posted

27 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum, plus High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-6399989-B

Job locations

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood Middlesex

HA6 2RN


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