Executive Assistant Team Leader
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustPatient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:Ā
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it rightĀ
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team of Executive Assistants, supporting the Chair, Executive Managing Director, Executive Directors, Non-executive Directors, and Governors of the Trust.
Remote and hybrid working is available.
Ā
Ā
Advert
The successful candidate will provide an efficient, totally confidential administrative and secretarial support service. You will be proficient in both diary management and in minute taking to support various corporate meetings. We use several digital tools, so knowing your way around MS365 is useful.
As the first point of contact for the Chair, Executive Managing Director, and other directors and governors, the role is people-facing and also needs strong organisational and secretarial skills.
You will be used to working independently and to timetables, providing the organising skillĀ our team needs to work efficiently and effectively, so you should be a team player with a flexible, collaborative approach, and a focus on continuous improvement.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are also core requirements to ensure your work contributes to the Directors' success.
Applicants are encouraged to review the job profile and person specification prior to applying for this post.
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the right people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your time with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if all of us are to reach our full potential together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for an overview for these positions.
Ā
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
āPrior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Tier 2 Sponsorship :Ā We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Visa and Immigration
If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.Ā
James Paget Hospitals uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Please check your account regularly under āMy Applicationsā to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.