Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Personal Assistant

The closing date is 30 September 2025

Job summary

Personal Assistant to Estates & Facilities Senior Leadership Team

Band 4 - Full Time (37.50 hours) - Permanent

If you are looking for an exciting new challenge, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) which is a specialist mental health and community NHS Foundation Trust, is the place for you.

We are currently looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to the Estates and Facilities Senior Leadership Team, on a permanent basis to join the E&F team based at Guild Park.

Main duties of the job

To support the Estates and Facilities (E&F) Senior Leadership Team within the Service in all aspects of business management activity, relating to functions and responsibilities, including the development and management of a comprehensive and efficient Personal Assistant support service.

This role is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation that is passionate about the services it provides.

For further information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact us using the details provided.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Date posted

16 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CS2770-EB

Job locations

Guild Park

Preston

PR3 2JH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 4 in Business Administration or Customer Care, or relevant experience
Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development

Knowledge

Essential

Relevant work experience in a PA/secretarial role to a senior manager
Experience of working as part of a collaborative team with shared cover arrangements
Experience of working in a fast moving environment under pressure and to strict deadlines

Skills

Essential

To be able to work effectively as part of a team
Accuracy and attention to detail
Good organisational and prioritising skills to manage conflicting demands

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 4 in Business Administration or Customer Care, or relevant experience
Demonstrable commitment to continuous personal development

Knowledge

Essential

Relevant work experience in a PA/secretarial role to a senior manager
Experience of working as part of a collaborative team with shared cover arrangements
Experience of working in a fast moving environment under pressure and to strict deadlines

Skills

Essential

To be able to work effectively as part of a team
Accuracy and attention to detail
Good organisational and prioritising skills to manage conflicting demands

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guild Park

Preston

PR3 2JH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guild Park

Preston

PR3 2JH

Employer's website

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