Executive Assistant (EA) to RL and ME Hospital ExecutivesNHS

Job summary

We are looking for a high calibre Executive Assistant to join our Executive team, providing comprehensive support to the Directors of the RLH and ME Senior Hospital Leadership Team. You should be an enthusiastic self-starter with first class secretarial and administrative skills and an ability to manage a busy and varied workload. You will have experience in management agendas and taking minutes at Committee level meetings. You will also be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills and be able to work on your own initiative.

Diplomacy, discretion and the ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organisation are essential qualities for this post, as are excellent IT skills. Day-to-day responsibilities will include diary and email management, organising meetings, dealing with telephone enquiries, drafting agendas and circulation of papers, minute taking at meetings and various administrative tasks. You will work as part of the of the senior management leadership team. Your previous experience will include working in a senior PA/EA role, preferably for a large organisation.

For an informal discussion about the role, please call Susan Finn, Board Secretary on 020 3594 2793 or email [email protected]

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a high calibre Executive Assistant to join our Executive team, providing comprehensive support to the Directors of the RLH and ME Senior Hospital Leadership Team. You should be an enthusiastic self-starter with first class secretarial and administrative skills and an ability to manage a busy and varied workload. You will have experience in management agendas and taking minutes at Committee level meetings. You will also be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills and be able to work on your own initiative.

Diplomacy, discretion and the ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organisation are essential qualities for this post, as are excellent IT skills. Day-to-day responsibilities will include diary and email management, organising meetings, dealing with telephone enquiries, drafting agendas and circulation of papers, minute taking at meetings and various administrative tasks. You will work as part of the of the senior management leadership team. Your previous experience will include working in a senior PA/EA role, preferably for a large organisation.

For an informal discussion about the role, please call Susan Finn, Board Secretary on 020 3594 2793 or email [email protected]

Job description

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About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.