Job summary
Employer heading
Executive Personal Assistant (Band 4)
NHS AfC: Band 4
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
The Executive Personal Assistant role is a key part of the Trust Headquarters and is responsible for the provision of an efficient and effective administrative service to the Executive Directors . An opportunity has arisen for an Executive Personal Assistant to support the Chief Operating Officer, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of People and Organisational Development.
The successful candidate will have previous secretarial experience, experience of servicing meetings, be able to demonstrate an ability to work well as part of a team and remain calm when working under pressure.
Essential key skills for the role include high speed accurate typing with relevant qualifications and experience, as is the ability to demonstrate sound organisational and interpersonal skills with good attention to detail.
Main duties of the job
Specific role requirements include:
- Provide Executive Personal Assistant support to the Director[s] on a daily basis, which will include organising and maintaining complex diaries, email inbox management, sorting and distributing of incoming mail, composing letters/responding to emails, prioritisation of work, producing basic reports, managing checklists, creating Powerpoint presentations or basic Excel spreadsheets, photocopying, researching and filing information.
- Provide secretariat support for key meetings as directed by the Director[s] including timely preparation and circulation of agendas and supporting documentation, arranging venues and equipment, attending meetings and producing accurate minutes which record key decisions and actions.
- Use excellent customer service skills to be the first point of contact (ie receiving visitors and telephone calls) for the Director[s].
- Liaise confidently with staff and colleagues and a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of this job vacancy, please see attached full job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A to C or minimum of level 4 in GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent
- Vocational level (ORC/NVQ) 3 or equivalent
- High speed accurate typist with relevant qualification
Desirable criteria
- RSA/OCR III Typing/Word Processing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in fast paced administration environment
- Experience of taking minutes and supporting meetings
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at PA/EA level dealing with complex diary management
- Experience of working in a corporate environment, ideally within the NHS.
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders.
Skills
Essential criteria
- High level organisational and administrative skills
- Demonstrable communications skills, both verbal and written, to a range of stakeholders in a clear, fluent and non-judgemental manner
- Ability to draft meeting notes and minutes, capturing appropriate actions
- Ability to prioritise and respond to workload and deal with conflicting demands and pressures.
Desirable criteria
- Audio typing and shorthand skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of NHS administration.
- Experience and awareness of how the NHS works.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Gardner
- Job title
- Executive Support Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294803
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