A Vacancy at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.
The Private Care Division is seeking an exceptional candidate to join our Directorate as PA to Senior Management.
This is an exciting time to join Private Care as we enhance our services and strive to consistently provide the highest quality of clinical and non-clinical care to all our patients.
The PA is a key support role within the Division, working closely with Senior Managers and the other Trust Directorate Management Teams to support the Divisional Nurse Director, Head of Commercial Finance, Service Manager and Senior Management Team.
Highly organised and motivated, the successful candidate will thrive on working in a fast-paced environment with competing demands and priorities.
The postholder will be responsible for the day to day management and co-ordination of all administrative functions associated with the smooth, efficient and effective running of the Private Care Directorate. The postholder will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Managing Director and Director of Operations for Private Care, and line manage the PA to the Divisional Nurse Director and Head of Commercial finance.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
2.1.1 To organise and maintain the diaries of the Managing Director and Director of Operations, Private Care.
2.1.2 To manage the Directors’ business and social diaries, making all such arrangements in connection with hospital business
2.1.3 To prioritise the Directors’ mail, advise on distribution and where appropriate initiate action and draft responses. This includes the efficient dissemination of information to maintain service levels and meet deadlines where appropriate, in the Directors’ absence.
2.1.4 To Summarise and/ or highlight reports for the Managing Director and Director of Operations.
2.1.5 To ensure correct papers are available for meetings/ events attended by the Private Care Directors.
2.1.6 To develop and maintain paper and electronic filing systems to support the work of the Private Care Directors.
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Feb 2025
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