Personal Assistant to Urgent Care Leadership Team | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

The Urgent Care Division is looking to appoint a competent and experienced Personal Assistant to provide a first class PA service to the Chief of Urgent Care and administrative support to the Urgent Care leadership team. The post holder will work closely with the other PA within the team.

We are seeking someone with excellent administrative and secretarial skills, high quality written and verbal skills and an ability to communicate effectively at all levels within our large organisation and external stakeholders, as well as being highly proficient in the use of IT systems and Microsoft Office software.

You should have significant experience of supporting management at a senior level, be able to prioritise a heavy workload whilst remaining calm under pressure, confident in undertaking minutes from a variety of meetings and possess a high standard of organisational skills.

The role is primarily based cross site ( Eastbourne District General Hospital and Conquest Hospital ; and the postholder will be required to work at either site and will be allocated one site as main base, this is likely to be Eastbourne. Previous NHS experience is desirable although not essential.

If you have the ability to work on your own initiative, and you think you’ve got what it takes to fulfil this demanding role, we are waiting to hear from you.

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Oct 2024