Personal Assistant

Job summary

There is an excellent permanent opportunity to work within the Data Quality Assurance department within South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

The role requires comprehensive, high quality secretarial support to the Head of Service and senior team members of the Department. The successful candidate will co-ordinate secretarial services, including preparation of agendas and papers, minute taking, taking follow up action as required, diary management, drafting reports and correspondence and supporting in smooth running of the department.

The post holder is expected to work autonomously, be proactive and exercise personal initiative and judgment in an efficient manner and can build and maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders, both internally and externally.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role will be to provide comprehensive administrative support across the Department. The candidate will need to have excellent organisation and communication skills with knowledge of diary management and meeting support including preparing agendas and papers within required timescales. Excellent attention to details and accuracy is essential for this role.

Experience of working with computer packages including Word, Outlook/Emails, Excel, PowerPoint etc is essential along with experience of managing own workloads and working autonomously

The role is part-time working 28.5 hours per week over 4 or 5 days, days are negotiable and there will also be an opportunity for the role to work agile or office based.

Job responsibilities

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.