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Job overview

Are you someone who thrives in a busy team where 2 days may never be the same?

Do you have excellent organisational, communication and administrative skills?

The Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network (CMRN) is looking for a Personal Assistant to support their busy team.

The role will be ideal for someone who has previous PA or strong administration skills, excellent Microsoft office skills particularly in the use of Word and Excel and has had previous experience of managing calendars and emails and preparing meeting minutes.

You will join a well-established team, committed to high standards and will develop a thorough understanding of the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network, its stakeholders and its administrative systems and processes.

Main duties of the job

The Personal Assistant plays a pivotal role by offering comprehensive support to managers within the CMRN Senior Leadership team. You will be instrumental in managing calendars, coordinating meetings, drafting agendas, preparing minutes and arranging logistics. You will assist the managers in managing both internal and external communications. Your responsibilities will encompass a broad spectrum of activities from preparing and editing reports and presentations, coordinating invoices, maintaining an efficient filing and communication system. Experience in handling a wide range of administrative and senior manager support-related tasks, with the ability to work independently with little or no supervision is crucial. 

Working for our organisation

The CMRN is a unique collaborative integrated pathway, delivered across multiple organisations, providing specialist rehabilitation to patients who have suffered traumatic injury or illness dependent on need and not diagnosis. The network is hosted by The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People.We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Trust is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009. With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year.