Band 5 Executive Assistant - RFH Executive team | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

The postholder will hold the position of Executive Assistant to the Executive Directors within the Hospital management Unit on the Royal Free site providing comprehensive and efficient secretarial and administrative support.

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

There is a requirement for the post holder to work on-site.

1. Communicate effectively, confidently with all internal and externalstakeholders, including Executive Teams, MPs, ICBs, external organisations and the wider healthcare economy, on a face-to-face basis, by telephone, letter and electronically.

2. Cover all aspects of secretarial administrative and organisational support; take minutes of meetings, draft agendas, collate and distribute meeting papers

3. Prioritise all correspondence, emails and enquiries and ensure the Director is made aware of matters requiring immediate attention. Where appropriate, initiate actions demonstrating a high level of judgement around confidentiality and priorities, without reference to the Directors.

4. Manage and maintain the smooth running of the diaries, arrange meetings, appointments, travel and organise events for the Directors.

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.