# Executive Assistant to Trust Executive Director

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Hellesdon Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Personal assistant
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed term or Secondment)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-13T07:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T14:35:32.658Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8314545
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8314545?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A great opportunity has arisen to provide competent and effective administrative support to an Executive Director.

We are looking for someone who can effectively prioritise work and plan ahead using initiative and excellent organisational and co-ordinating skills. The ability to remain calm and professional in a busy and dynamic environment and when under pressure will be vital. Flexibility and the ability to work to deadlines are also key.

### Main duties of the job

The role will include providing accurate, prompt and efficient administrative support to an Executive Director, which ranges from diary management, email management, arrangement of meetings, providing administration support for meetings, maintaining action logs, supporting customer services processes and using a variety of business systems.

This is an important role, interfacing on a regular basis with the Board, the Executive Team, senior managers and a wide variety of Trust staff and external organisations/individuals.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the job description / person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Ability to manage competing priorities and delivery to tight deadlines.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of coordinating meetings, agendas and preparing relevant materials.
- Significant experience of working for and supporting senior management and Board/Board committees.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Degree or equivalent knowledge / significant Executive Assistant experience at Board level

**Desirable**

- BTEC, relevant degree

## Documents

- [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863)
- [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028)
- [executive assistant to trust executive director (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10635425)

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