Department Administrator/ PA

Job summary

In this very important role, you will support the Department and Team to ensure the Plasma Directorate functions efficiently.

Main duties of the job

• Providing comprehensive direct department management and administrative support to the each of the Plasma for Medicine (PfM) departments.
• Providing a comprehensive administrative service, acting as a central source of communication between the Department Administrators and Senior Managers in the Directorate and other Directorates and with agencies/contacts external to the organisation.
• Providing a wide and varied range of support duties across a programme of works which will include change, transformation, and business as usual.
• Ensuring work is effectively prioritised in accordance with the work priorities of the Plasma Directorate. This will require the post holder to exercise a high level of autonomy in managing the totality of the workload.
• Ensuring the smooth running of the Department and the timely prioritisation of all administrative duties including diary management.
• Acting as a communication channel between the manager, department/team, other departments and external agencies.
• Occasionally support the supervision of other admin staff as and when appropriate.
• Contributing to the agenda drafting, minuting and administration of Board, Board committees and other meetings.

You will be required to undertake occasional travel to any NHSBT sites and external venues to meet the requirements of the post (notice will be given)

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.