Personal Assistant to the Chief Nurse
Full-time
Director/C-Level
Torquay, TQ2 7AA, England
7 months ago
Communication and Working Relationships Provide an effective and professional service to enable the Chief Nurse and his/her team.....
Communication and Working Relationships Provide an effective and professional service to enable the Chief Nurse and his/her team to work efficiently. Use tact and diplomacy to encourage effective working across the team and with colleagues. Undertake effective diary management, prioritising diary commitments on behalf of the Chief Nurse on a daily basis. Manage incoming correspondence and e-mails, including that of a confidential and sensitive nature, exercising independent judgement in order to initiate appropriate action. Organise regular committees and group meetings. Manage agendas and papers for meetings and take accurate minutes as required. Communicate and liaise effectively with external agencies, visitors and the local disciplines as directed and required on a range of complex and sensitive topics. Display tact, diplomacy and confidentiality at all times, using initiative, persuasion and negotiation when necessary. Communicate verbally and or in writing to produce confidential and sensitive correspondence. Manage incoming telephone calls and enquiries and ensure appropriate action is taken. Prioritise and summarise e-mails and reports, drafting responses on behalf of designated individual(s) when required. Ensure effective communication links are set up and maintained with other Personal Assistants and senior secretaries as appropriate. To be able to explore effective systems to aid smooth running and organisation of meetings. Participate in identifying areas within the administrative function that require improvement and participate in delivering this improvement. Provide occasional support to other senior managers. Understand and maintain a high standard of confidentiality adhering to the Trust Data Protection policy at all times. Be fully aware of the implications of and responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Trusts associated policies. Planning and Organisation Organising meetings, distributing agendas and taking minutes Act as administrator, co-ordinator and servicing officer for a range of meetings as required with agreement with the Chief Nurse. To organise Seminars/Workshops for the Chief Nurse. To organise the Chief Nurse emails in a professional and discreet manner. Responsibility and Accountability Accountable to the Chief Nurse at all times. Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources This post has no budgetary responsibility Responsible for the safe use of office equipment Responsibility for Supervision, Leadership and Management No line management responsibility Book dates for supervisions and appraisals and keep records up to date. Participate in self-development to continually improve performance and undertake development activities that are identified. Open and maintain personnel files for staff ensuring data remains secure and confidential. Information Technology and Administrative Duties Proficient use of all Microsoft Office applications, especially running an outlook calendar. Most Challenging Part Of The Job Rationalising and prioritising the requirements of the Chief Nurse and Deputies. Organisation of meetings/events across specialities/organisations.
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