Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Personal Assistant

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Job summary

Are you an excellent administrator looking for an interesting role, then This is for you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Breast Unit at Southend Hospital as a Personal Assistant to the Director of Breast Screening.

You will provide a comprehensive effective and efficient Personal Assistant service to the Director of Screening to enable them to carry out their operational and managerial duties, ensuring effective organisation of their time.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!

Main duties of the job

Provide personal assistance to the Director of Screening to ensure the right focus is placed on priorities, planning, and organising complex activities including:

Responsibility for inbox management, including monitoring and organising emails.

Responsibility for diary management including compilation, coordination and prioritisation of appointments and developing appropriate measures to ensure the best use of the Director of Screening

Responsible for typing clinic notes (MDT Memos) and clinical letters following the Consultant Radiologist Assessment Clinics.

Minute taking and maintenance of action trackers, producing reports, presentations and meeting papers to an excellent standard and circulating these in a timely manner in advance of and following meetings

Appropriately manage telephone calls in an effective and efficient manner.

Receive visitors on behalf of the Management Team, demonstrating professionalism and always exhibiting the core values of the group.

Undertake general administrative duties in support of the Breast Screening Service including scanning, uploading, and photocopying, in addition to creating, developing and managing databases, spread sheets and other documents in line with the needs of the Breast Screening Service.

Collate and prepare information, documentation and correspondence on behalf of the Director of Screening for a range of audiences both internally and externally.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Details

Date posted

24 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-0523-A

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include

  • You undertake a wide range of tasks including full inbox and diary management, minute taking and maintenance of action trackers and co-ordination of reports, presentations, and other correspondence. They will support the wider division with administration of projects and administrative tasks as agreed with the divisional leadership team.
  • You will support administration of various IT applications such as Healthroster and Trac as example

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include

  • You undertake a wide range of tasks including full inbox and diary management, minute taking and maintenance of action trackers and co-ordination of reports, presentations, and other correspondence. They will support the wider division with administration of projects and administrative tasks as agreed with the divisional leadership team.
  • You will support administration of various IT applications such as Healthroster and Trac as example

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Foundation degree or NVQ Level 4
  • Relevant experience / vocational qualification

Desirable

  • Pitman or RSA typing up to Level III or equivalent

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable secretarial experience working at director level
  • Excellent knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience of taking minutes at formal meetings.
  • Experience in planning and prioritising tasks effectively

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Foundation degree or NVQ Level 4
  • Relevant experience / vocational qualification

Desirable

  • Pitman or RSA typing up to Level III or equivalent

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable secretarial experience working at director level
  • Excellent knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience of taking minutes at formal meetings.
  • Experience in planning and prioritising tasks effectively

Desirable

  • Previous NHS 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme Manager

Victoria Prendergast

v.prendergast@nhs.net

01702385024

Details

Date posted

24 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-CSS-SO-0523-A

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-Sea

SS0 0RY


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