Executive Assistant

Description:

You will be working directly to support the Chief Medical Officer in this key role within NHSBT.

Your previous knowledge, skills and expertise will enable you to work independently to exercise your initiative and discretion in developing the role and the support to the department lead and our key internal and external stakeholders across the NHS.

Working within the directorate, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with a diverse range of people to drive performance.

With a focus on building capability, there will be plenty of opportunities to develop your skills and work with the wider team.

Using your organisational skills, you’ll make sure that NHSBT is an inclusive place to work for others.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will provide a comprehensive Executive Assistant service to the Chief Medical Officer. Your responsibilities will include:
 

• Supporting and contributing to the management of meetings, collating and reviewing documents and acting on behalf of the Chair within defined levels of delegated responsibility.
• Supporting the Clinical Services Directorate Senior Management team and undertaking projects.
• Liaising with external agencies (e.g. other NHS organisations and government bodies) and internally at Executive and Board level.
• Supporting the Chief Medical Officer: arranging, planning and minuting meetings and ensuring management of related documents. A good understanding of good governance practices is required. The role will require competence in managing and understanding sensitive documents.
• Where required, providing support and cover for the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Office team providing support to the Clinical Services Directorate SMT, which will include diary management, drafting documents and other administrative tasks.