# Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive and Trust Chair > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-of-staff-to-the-chief-executive-and-trust-chair/a205c370-0e3b-4fea-b09f-771be04649f7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/chief-of-staff-to-the-chief-executive-and-trust-chair/a205c370-0e3b-4fea-b09f-771be04649f7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust - **Location:** Lister Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Chief executive - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66582.00 to £77368.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T09:58:34.885Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8365360 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8365360?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an exceptional Senior Executive Business Manager to provide trusted strategic support to the Chief Executive and Trust Chair during a period of significant transformation and improvement. This is a unique opportunity to operate at Board level, working closely with Executive and Non-Executive Directors, clinical leaders and system partners to drive delivery of the Trust's priorities. You will lead the Executive Office, provide high-level analysis and advice, coordinate complex organisational initiatives, and ensure key decisions translate into meaningful action. Working with considerable autonomy and discretion, you will play a pivotal role in shaping organisational effectiveness, performance improvement and strategic delivery. We are looking for an experienced senior manager with outstanding communication, relationship-building and problem-solving skills, preferably with experience supporting senior leaders within the NHS or another complex, highly regulated environment. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting, enjoy bringing clarity to complexity and want to make a significant contribution to improving services for patients, staff and communities, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will enable the Chief Executive and Chair to focus their time on the issues that matter most by ensuring that priorities are translated into action, decisions are followed through, emerging risks are identified early and high-quality information is available at the point it is needed. Working with considerable autonomy and discretion, the postholder will act as a trusted interface between the Chief Executive and Chair, Executive and Non-Executive Directors, clinical and operational leaders, the wider system and external stakeholders. Bringing together complex information, provide concise advice and constructive challenge, and use delegated authority to progress priority actions and resolve barriers. The postholder will have direct management responsibility for the Executive Office and, under delegated authority from the Chief Executive, lead the development and implementation of improvements to corporate management arrangements, Executive decision-making processes and organisational ways of working. The role will include responsibility for developing longer-term plans, coordinating implementation across Executive portfolios and corporate functions, and managing designated staffing budgets, office accommodation and associated physical resources. Postholder will exercise independent judgement within agreed delegated authority, ensuring that improvements are implemented effectively, resources are appropriately managed and organisational priorities are supported. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of NHS structures, governance and the wider health and care environment - Knowledge of effective corporate governance, assurance and risk management - Understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion and its application in the workplace **Desirable** - Knowledge of East and North Hertfordshire’s health and care system ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience supporting a Chief Executive, Chair, Executive Director or equivalent senior leader - Experience operating effectively within a complex, highly regulated organisation - Experience coordinating strategic priorities, projects and Executive-level actions - Experience producing high-quality briefings, reports and presentations for senior audiences - Experience handling highly sensitive, confidential and contentious matters - Experience managing and developing staff - Experience working with Board members and senior internal and external stakeholders - Experience of financial and resource management **Desirable** - Senior-level experience within the NHS or wider public sector - Experience of transformation, improvement or programme governance ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Demonstrates integrity, professionalism and resilience - Proactive, adaptable and solutions focused - Maintains confidentiality and inspires trust and confidence - Committed to the Trust’s values of Include, Respect and Improve - Able to work flexibly to meet the requirements of the role ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to analyse complex information and present clear advice and recommendations - Highly developed organisational and prioritisation skills - Ability to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement and make decisions within delegated authority - Ability to influence, challenge and build credibility with senior stakeholders - Strong political awareness, diplomacy and discretion - Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to demanding deadlines - Ability to lead a responsive, collaborative and high-performing team - Advanced digital skills, including Microsoft Office applications - Ability to identify and implement improvements to systems and ways of working ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills gained through substantial relevant experience - Evidence of continuing professional development - Management, leadership, business administration qualification - Project management qualification (Prince 2, APM, PSQ, MSP) ## Documents - [showcasing our teaching commitment (pdf, 5.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2905) - [must read guidance notes - application forms (pdf, 91.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=549) - [policy statement - recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=551) - [guidance on secondments for internal applicants (pdf, 101.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2748) - [chief of staff to the chief executive & trust chair (pdf, 476.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10706467) - [guidance notes for applicants - how your data is used and stored (pdf, 416.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=550) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.