NHS Professionals Limited

Executive Assistant

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Job summary

Job Title: Executive Assistant

Location: St Pancras Hospital, NW1 0PE

Hours/ Shift Pattern: 22.5 hours a week. Tues/Weds/Thurs 9-5 (flexibility to do Monday and Friday if needed)

Trust Location: Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to be a part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? If you answered yes, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

About the Trust

Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) provides high quality, safe and innovative care to our patients in the community, in their homes or in hospital.

We provide services for adults of working age, adults with learning difficulties, and older people in the London area. We currently deliver most of our care to residents in the London Boroughs of Camden and Islington.However, we also providesubstance misuse services in Westminster,and a substance misuse and psychological therapies service to people living in Kingston.

Main duties of the job

Work autonomously, exercising judgement and initiative on behalf of the Executive Director(s) in providing the full range of Executive Assistant support.

Proactively manage the Executive Director(s) diaries, communications and workflow, initiating and taking action independently, bringing urgent matters to their attention, solving problems independently and using own initiative.

Lead on tasks and projects assigned by the Office Manager or Director(s), ensuring they are planned, managed and delivered effectively.

Manage the incoming hard copy and electronic mail and outgoing correspondence, ensuring appropriate distribution and follow up action is taken with Executive Directors and others as required.

Prepare agendas for formal, senior level meetings, take formal minutes, circulate actions from minutes as required and follow up on behalf of the appropriate Director to ensure actions are being taken as required.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week

Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime

Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts

Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements

Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more

Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

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Details

Date posted

15 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£16.55 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0042-65629

Job locations

Camden Pct

4 St. Pancras Way

London

NW1 0PE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached a copy of the full job description under the supporting documents section for this job advert, this has been provided by the Hiring Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached a copy of the full job description under the supporting documents section for this job advert, this has been provided by the Hiring Manager

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of two years in an administrative / EA role within a large complex NHS organisation or similar environment
  • Demonstrate experienced in working at Executive EA level and being able to communicate with senior members of staff, external stakeholders, varied professional groups, patients, carers and the public.
  • Ability to plan and organise diaries, meetings and take formal minutes
  • Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast-paced office environment
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Excellent practical experience in the use of the full suite of Microsoft office packages
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of two years in an administrative / EA role within a large complex NHS organisation or similar environment
  • Demonstrate experienced in working at Executive EA level and being able to communicate with senior members of staff, external stakeholders, varied professional groups, patients, carers and the public.
  • Ability to plan and organise diaries, meetings and take formal minutes
  • Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast-paced office environment
  • Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Excellent practical experience in the use of the full suite of Microsoft office packages

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Camden Pct

4 St. Pancras Way

London

NW1 0PE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Camden Pct

4 St. Pancras Way

London

NW1 0PE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

15 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£16.55 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M0042-65629

Job locations

Camden Pct

4 St. Pancras Way

London

NW1 0PE


Supporting documents

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