Executive Assistant (EA) to RL and ME Hospital Executives

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest acute trust in the NHS, with five separate hospital sites and responsibility for community services in Tower Hamlets.  The trust has a turnover of approx £1.3 billion and around 15,000 employees.

We are looking for a high calibre Executive Assistant to join our Executive team, providing comprehensive support to the Directors of the RLH and ME Senior Hospital Leadership Team.  You should be an enthusiastic self-starter with first class Executive Administrator skills, including the ability to manage a busy and varied workload.  You will have experience in management of agenda setting, circulation of Committee packs and taking minutes at Committee level meetings. You will be an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills and be able to work on your own initiative.  Being a team player is key to this role.

Diplomacy, discretion and the ability to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organisation are essential qualities for this post, as are excellent IT skills.  Day-to-day responsibilities will include diary and email management, organising meetings, dealing with telephone enquiries, drafting agendas and circulation of papers, minute taking at meetings and various administrative tasks.  You will work as part of the of the senior management leadership team.  Your previous experience will include working in a senior PA/EA role, preferably for a large organisation.

Main duties of the job

The post of Executive Assistant to The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals Executive Directors is key to managing the department effectively in a professional manner. The Executive Assistant will be required to be a self-starter who is able to work on his/her own initiative

The main functions are:

• To manage the effective and efficient operation of the Royal London Hospital Executive Directors’ office/s
• To manage directors’ emails on their behalf ensuring that emails are prioritised, actioned, delegated where appropriate and responded to professionally, helpfully and in a timely manner.
• To manage a system for tracking actions that are outstanding and need to be delivered by an agreed deadline for the director.
• To provide high level and comprehensive diary, administrative and secretarial support
• To draft agendas for allocated meetings, ensuring these are sent in timely manner, along with distribution of papers for meetings and taking minutes/actions at meetings.
• To main and enhance relationships with partner organisations and other external stakeholders
• Deal professionally with internal and external stakeholders, patients and visitors
• To use diplomacy and problems solving skills in order to assist in the resolution of issues escalated to executive level

The post-holder will have access to sensitive and confidential information and will be required

to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.