# Personal Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/personal-assistant/2fe7582e-a4f4-47f2-a2fc-160c5c3eca8c
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/personal-assistant/2fe7582e-a4f4-47f2-a2fc-160c5c3eca8c.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Willerby Hill Trust Headquarters
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Personal assistant
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-01T12:10:57.347Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Yorkshire/Hull/Humber_Teaching_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8312827
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8312827?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.humber.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To provide a comprehensive secretarial/administrative service to the General Manager and Clinical Lead.

To support the management of general manager diaries, monitoring emails and ensuring any non-essential meetings are coded correctly and emails that can be responded to, are.

### Main duties of the job

- To provide an administrative support service to the General Manager/Clinical Lead, resolving day -to-day problems independently.
- To professionally support the development of less experienced staff.
- To act as a key contact point for the Mental Health Division, providing information and advice as appropriate.
- To play a key role in supporting key Trust priorities, including robust management of CIP documentation and audit processes.
- To support the implementation of agreed projects/developments.
- To act as a point of contact when required to collate divisional information for trust reporting.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information with regards to this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstratable experience of practice and procedures relevant to the area of work.
- Experience of preparing agendas and papers and writing minutes.
- Knowledge and experience of IT systems, including Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience of inputting data into systems and maintaining records.
- Experience of effectively supervising junior staff
- Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, some of which are non-routine and acquired through formal training or equivalent experience
- Sound experience of IT systems
- Experience of using a range of Microsoft software packages
- Experience of taking minutes at meetings
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, carers and other agencies

**Desirable**

- Experience of using Trust IT Systems –
- e.g. Lorenzo, ESR, Oracle.
- Experience of use of Microsoft Teams.
- Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, requiring expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience of building effective working relationships Demonstrable experience of IT systems implementation

### Qualifications, Education and Training

**Essential**

- Advanced keyboard skills: RSA/OCR III or equivalent/Advanced ECDL
- 3 or more GCSE/O levels which must include English and Maths
- ‘A’ Level/BTEC Diploma/NVQ3 Business Administration/Customer Service or equivalent experiential learning, OR demonstrable experience within A&C field at Advanced level
- Higher National Certificate/Foundation degree/ diploma/NVQ4 in Business Administration/Customer Services or equivalent experience in a wide range of secretarial/administrative/PA role and leading specific projects/information systems
- RSA III or equivalent advanced keyboard skills
- Intermediate level of theoretical knowledge. A good understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to the relevant service area

**Desirable**

- Advanced EDCL
- Degree in Administration/Business
- Diploma/NVQ 5 in Business Administration/Customer Services
- A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to the relevant service area

### Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Able to demonstrate inter-personal communication skills
- Able to plan and prioritise effectively
- Good telephone manner
- A team player
- Ability to motivate others
- Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
- Confidential and trustworthy
- Ability to commute effectively between the various sites with access to appropriate means of transport is essential
- Evidence of effective inter -personal communication skills
- Able to plan and prioritise own time and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information
- Ability to be sensitive to individuals who may be distressed
- Light physical effort required for lifting stationery, files, sitting at a keyboard

**Desirable**

- Understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, requiring expertise underpinned by theoretical knowledge or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience of building effective working relationships
- Demonstrable experience of IT systems implementation

## Documents

- [being humber (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2687)
- [staff benefits (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2760)
- [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2269)
- [application guide & interview tips (pdf, 600.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3021)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 224.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10633463)

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