Child Health Personal Assistant (PA)
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Job summary
The Child Health service at Ipswich Hospital are looking for a creative, dynamic individual who has previous experience of working as a Personal Assistant and is able to bring their knowledge, skill and experience to support the Management Team.
You will be highly organised, practical, reliable and efficient and will have a flexible approach to the role; working on your own initiative as well as working effectively as part of the wider team. Duties will include proactive forward planning, fielding emails and telephone calls, management of calendars, meeting management (agenda setting, distribution of paperwork according to an established timetable, high quality minute taking and follow-up of actions), managing nurses roster for senior nursing team.
To be successful in this challenging but rewarding role, you will thrive under pressure, have the drive and courage to solve problems and the ability to prioritise a busy workload. The post holder will be diplomatic with highly developed communication skills, the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders and will have proven IT experience.
This is fixed term/secondment post until 29.11.2024
Main duties of the job
To provide an effective, comprehensive personal assistant service to the Children's Matron, Children's ward and Neonatal Unit senior nursing teams and operations team.
Dealing on a regular basis with confidential and, sensitive information relating to staff and services.
Provide a comprehensive, high quality business support service for the Child Health management team, including typing/word processing of letters, minutes, reports and other routine correspondence, using own initiative.
About us
One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Details
Date posted
03 November 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
432-HR1588-23
Job locations
Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
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