An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Personal Assistant, to provide high quality support to the Medicine Division's senior leadership team.

The post holder will manage the smooth running of their office, ensuring the highest standard of business support.

Recent significant experience as a Personal Assistant in a fast paced complex environment is essential to being shortlisted. Applicants wishing to apply are encouraged to read the job description to ensure that they fully meet the criteria listed within the Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

This is a challenging role which requires someone with excellent organisational skills who is used to dealing with conflicting priorities.

You will have excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation and with key external stakeholders. The aptitude to work on your own initiative and the ability to prioritise your work effectively, whilst handling a busy office, is essential as you will be required to manage large volumes of work with a very fast turnaround.

You will be required to prepare communications and presentations to a high standard, so an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required along with the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality. Applicants will need to have experience of working in a busy organisation and servicing of meetings including preparing and distributing agenda papers and taking and producing accurate high quality minutes and action points.

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Improving lives:We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put ourPatient First.Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role atUHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourwellbeing programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need itbecausewe know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide high quality administrative and secretarial support to a designated Divisional Management Team. Demonstrate highly developed administrative and communication skills in relation to diary management, information management, use of IT software to develop reports and presentations, minute taking, action tracking and delivering project work as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or equivalent gained through work experience/ combination of work and other qualifications.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in tight timescales.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of organising events, seminars, meetings, courses and conferences.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

RSCH

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN2 5BE

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