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Job summary

Main area
Neurology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
160-6689059
Employer
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Walton Centre
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust logo

Personal Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

To provide comprehensive secretarial support and administrative services to Matrons /Deputy Divisional Nurses and Divisional Nurses in Neurology & Rehab.

To work with the minimum of supervision in an organised, efficient manner in order to maximise the effective use of both their own time and that of managerial staff.    

It is essential that the post holder uses initiative compatible to the role and is able to multitask whilst maintaining confidentiality at all levels at all times.   

To produce excellent minutes from requested meetings.

Main duties of the job

       To manage diaries effectively using the Outlook electronic system to co-ordinate internal and external meetings and some corporate events.  

  

       To arrange travel and accommodation as required when staff attend meetings, conferences or courses.   

  

       To deal with incoming queries/correspondence and telephone calls in a professional and sensitive manner; preparing any draft responses as necessary. Ensure messages and actions are prioritised and brought to the attention of the relevant senior nurse.

  

       To produce reports and various correspondence via the digital dictation system/copy typing as required.   

  

       To provide full administrative/secretarial support to relevant meetings, including Trust Daily safety Huddle.  Prepare and circulate agendas and supporting papers (this may require some research in order to collate information), adhering to the set deadlines.

  

       To take minutes and produce action trackers from meetings; ensuring these are brought to the prompt attention of the relevant staff to enable follow up as necessary.  

  

       To prepare presentations/reports through a variety of mediums such as PowerPoint, Excel or Word as required.   

  

       To ensure meeting rooms are booked and appropriate equipment is available where necessary; order refreshments if required.   

  

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Minimum of RSA III Word processing and Audio Transcription (or equivalent)
  • Proficient in all Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
Desirable criteria
  • RSA III
  • Shorthand Qualifications
  • ECDL Qualifications

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of administrative and secretarial procedures
  • Experience working as a PA
  • Strong minute-taking skills
  • Producing reports/letters
  • Prepare & circulate agendas and supporting papers for committees.
  • Produce accurate minutes of ad-hoc meetings.
  • Maintaining accurate electronic and manual records
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Demonstrate competency to undertake the role.
  • Deal effectively with correspondence, taking phone calls, drafting written responses & ensuring effective screening to identify appropriate actions/referrals are made in set timescales.
  • Ability to prioritise workload.
  • Ability to effectively manage diaries
  • Team Working

Skills & Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Take initiative when required.
  • Liaise with internal and external contacts effectively, politely & confidentially.
  • Ensure sickness records are accurately maintained.
  • Ability to take actions when appropriate and judgement.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - Outstanding

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lauren Street
Job title
Operational Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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