Personal Assistant | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic person with excellent communication skills to join the Training and Organisational Development Team as a Personal Assistant. The role will primarily support the Associate Director and some wider team activities, This is an exciting and busy role, working within a supportive team of passionate people that are focused on developing our NELFT workforce.
• Acting as the first point of contact , answering phone calls, emails, and diary management
• Preparing communications such as drafting, formatting, and proofreading documents, policies, briefs, reports, and presentations
• Support procurement for the team and co-ordinate the purchasing for the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Training Hub
• Provide supervision for a part time administrator
• Co-ordinate a range of team activities such as away days, meetings, supervision and appraisal
• Support Training and Development meetings preparing agendas, notes, minutes and action plans. We offer flexible working in terms of hours and also a hybrid pattern of working at home and at the office. You will get a friendly and comprehensive induction, with regular supervision and development opportunities via your own personal development plan. Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex. Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff). High Cost Area Supplement This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata). Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application. We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage. Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system Use of AI Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability. This advert closes on Friday 14 Jun 2024