Curtain Rail Inspector

**Job Title**:Personal Assistant

**Location**:The Curve, Bury New Road, Prestwich, M25 3BL

**Trust Location**:Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to be a part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? If you answered yes, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

**About the Trust**

GMMH head office is based at Prestwich, Manchester and it is easily accessible via both car and public transport. There is onsite parking and additional visitor car parking (fees will apply). It has an onsite restaurant where staff are eligible for a discount. There is also a café where drinks and light snacks are available.

**What you’ll be responsible for**:

- Provide a full range of secretarial and administrative duties including audio and copy typing, word processing, generating routine correspondence, taking notes and minutes and photocopying/binding of documents.
- Receive a variety of telephone calls on behalf of the Director(s) using initiative to deal with matters where possible, taking messages and re-directing calls as appropriate.
- Organise and maintain diaries, electronic or otherwise. Prepare papers for the daily appointments in advance for the Directors.
- Maintain a bring forward system for progress chasing outstanding enquiries, comments and actions. Be proactive and forward plan agenda items and supporting papers for regular meetings. Progress chase reports which are being produced on the Director’s behalf.

**You’ll learn the following whilst working at the trust**:
1. An in depth understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in working within the NHS

2. Knowledge of the systems used, to effectively complete your role to the highest standard at all times

3. A sense of teamwork, gained through working alongside and supporting colleagues from all levels, within the organisation

**You’ll have the following skills/experience**:

- Excellent communication skills
- both verbal and written
- Microsoft office skills
- Outlook, Word, and Excel
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Previous NHS experience
- At least 3 years proven PA experience at Director/senior manager level.
- Experience of arranging and administering multiple and complex meetings, including taking and transcribing minutes.
- Experience of working for more than one manager
- Experience of setting up systems for managing and monitoring information
- **Depending on the Trust, you may require variable additional certification and skills.**_

**As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits**:

- Competitive pay rates
- work this week, get paid next week
- **Essential support when you need it
- 24/7 365 days**:

- call us anytime
- **Multi locational**:

- work across neighbouring Trusts
- **Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go**:

- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
- **Varied working options to suit your lifestyle**:

- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
- **Training and development opportunities**:

- Keep up with the essentials and more
- **Build holiday allowance for every shift you work**:

- your work life balance is important to us
- **Stakeholder pension scheme available**:

- a flexible future for you and yours

**Who are NHS Professionals?**

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract

**Salary**: £12.45 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 65821