Are you interested in a career in the NHS? Do you have strong administrative and organisational skills withpreviousPersonal Assistant (PA) experience? If yes, we would love tohear fromyou!
We are looking for a dynamicand creativeindividual, who haspreviousexperience of working at a senior Personal Assistant level andis able tobringrelevantknowledge, skills, and experience to support asenior management team inchildren’s services.
You will be highly organised,efficient,reliableandpractical,withaflexibility ofapproach to therole;workingindependentlyaswell aspart a wider administrative team. Duties will includeoverseeing and managing diaries,collating information,organising meetings both internally and externally,including the coordination of the forward planner, agendas, papers and takingaccurateminutes.
You willhave excellent verbal and written communication skills and willbeaself-motivated member of our teamwithenthusiasmto share your knowledge, particularlywhen managing and mentoring more junior team members.
Ourteam are supportive and friendly and enjoy good working relationships with partner agencies.This role is basedinErleghHouse at the University of Reading.
You must be a driver and have use of a car.
• Administrative support to managerswithin the senior leadership team
• Establishing systems for reporting andmaintainingsecure databases
• Providing high qualityand effective administrative,clericaland secretarial supportincluding arranging meetings and venues
• Developingeffective and innovative work practices tomaximise effectiveness
• Creatingpresentations, documents andreports whenrequired
• Ordering supplies via NHS procurement
• Actingas a link across administration teams in other services
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
1. must be a driver and have use of a car
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call:Rebecca Girnary on 07768 728600 or email onRebecca.Girnary@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Feb 2025
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