Secretary to Associate Director of Quality Governance

Secretary to the Associate Director of Quality Governance (Agenda for Change Band 3) With the implementation of our Group Quality Governance arrangements, there is no better time to join the team and contribute to our continued improvements for our patients safety, experience and the effectiveness of the care and treatment provided in our hospitals. We are seeking to recruit a candidate who has a keen interest in supporting a wider team as well as being a secretary to the Associate Director of Quality Governance.,

• Provision of comprehensive and effective secretarial/administrative support to the Associate Director of Quality Governance by dealing with personal callers, telephone enquiries and incoming and outgoing emails which could be of a sensitive and occasionally contentious nature, and maintaining confidentiality of information at all times.
• Monitor the Associate Director of Quality Governance's Outlook inboxes, ensuring that any urgent messages are brought to their attention or take other action as appropriate.
• Ensure that by working with other staff within and outside of the Directorate, the work of the Associate Director of Quality Governance is carried out smoothly, confidentially and effectively, and that all Group/Trust/directorate policies and procedures are adhered to in a coordinated single approach.
• Effectively manage the diaries for appointments, meetings, travel and accommodation etc.
• To organise and schedule meetings as requested; booking suitable internal/external venues (with refreshments and/or equipment as required); checking attendee availability; draft preparation, collation and distribution of agenda and supporting papers; attending to take minutes/notes as required; and maintaining master files (electronically and manually) for meetings of which the Associate Director of Quality Governance are responsible.
• Provide general secretarial/administrative support to clinical governance processes.
• Provide secretarial support through note/minute taking at meetings.
  
  We seek someone who is highly motivated, efficient, and able to work well as part of a productive team.
  
  NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community. Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.