The Executive Assistant will provide high-level executive support to the Director of Clinical Services within a busy and fast-paced Care Directorate supporting babies, children, young people and families with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.

This is a pivotal role requiring a highly organised, proactive and emotionally intelligent individual who can operate confidently within a complex clinical and operational environment. The postholder will help support the effective coordination and smooth running of the Care Directorate, maintaining oversight across a broad range of operational, governance and strategic priorities.

The role will involve managing and coordinating senior meetings, forward planning, agendas, minutes, briefing materials, action tracking and key governance processes across areas including clinical services, safeguarding, quality, workforce coordination, CQC readiness and wider Directorate priorities. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams across the organisation and will need to feel comfortable managing competing demands, sensitive information and rapidly changing priorities.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to build effective working relationships across teams and stakeholders. You should feel confident bringing structure, organisation and consistency to a busy Directorate, while maintaining professionalism, discretion, compassion and good judgement at all times.

This role is central to supporting the Director of Clinical Services and wider Care leadership team during an important period of organisational growth and change. The successful candidate will bring calm, reliability, resilience and a genuine commitment to supporting children, families and teams.

If this role sounds right for you and you have the right skills and experience, please do download the job description, and apply by returning the application form to the resourcing team.

Benefits:

As an employee you will be entitled to the following range of benefits:

• Flexible working
• 27 days' annual leave
• Pension scheme (company matches contribution up to 7%)
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Blue Light Card discount scheme
• Life Cover at 2x salary

If you are a potential candidate who would like to have an informal chat with someone about the role before applying, please email the resourcing team and we will be in touch.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Closing date: Friday 19 June at Midday 
Interview: Friday 26 June 

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