Executive Business Manager, Band 7

The Executive Business Manager (EBM) will be responsible for co-ordinating and organising the Private Office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT in order to support the Director of Integrated Governance to provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative support service within the Trust's corporate head office function.

This is a high-profile position that is suited to an individual with impeccable Executive Assistant experience and qualifications, together with demonstrable business and project management skills and expertise.

The EBM will set an exemplar standard of service delivery which will set the blue print for that delivered to all Executive Directors at the Trust, whose Executive Assistants the EBM will line-manage., The role of Executive Business Manager is a pivotal one within the Trust's Head Office function. The post holder will be key to ensuring the Chief Executive and Director of Integrated Governance benefit from high quality, progressive executive administrative practices.

The post holder will build a reputation of professionalism, tact, courtesy and tenacity to ensure that the CEO is supported and represented to the highest standards, and that business administration processes are in place to underpin the efficiency of Trust Head Quarters and executive director support functions.

The post holder will promote and help sustain these standards by:

- Keeping under review policy and best practice administrative developments that impact on the activities of the Office of the CEO and ensuring that the Director of Integrated Governance is appropriately briefed on them.

- Providing a confidential sounding board to the Executive Assistants.

- Contributing to the development of an organisational culture that embodies the Trust values and standards of behaviour.

- Ensuring robust cover arrangements across the Executive Assistants such that no period of absence affects the effective running of Head Quarters, Duty rotas or the administrative support to the Executive Directors., We have an exciting new opportunity for an ambitious, professional and dedicated Executive Business Manager to join our forward-thinking team. In this pivotal role, you will take the lead in managing and enhancing our secretariat function, ensuring that we meet all our ambitions to streamline decision-making, reduce delays and enhance organisational agility. Your expertise will be essential in navigating the complexities of evolving operating practices while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality supporting practical results that achieve goals and objectives.

Reporting directly to the Director of Integrated Governance, your primary role will be business management support to the Chief Executive . As a key member of the Integrated Governance directorate, your role will involve extensive collaboration with all directors within the Trust, its subsidiary, and senior managers across the 'group'.

This position offers a diverse and varied scope of responsibilities, from providing essential administrative support to the Chief Executive and minuting key meetings of the Office of the CEO to ensuring the development of a critical, newly formed centralised secretariat. If you are ready to make a significant impact within our organisation and drive our administrative support to new heights, we would love to hear from you.