Senior Executive Assistant for CEO

As the Senior Executive Assistant to a busy CEO for a large mental health Trust, we are looking for someone who will provide high level and professional support. Holding a high degree of autonomy and using delegated authority from the CEO, you will be responsible for providing professional, comprehensive and high-quality senior executive support with the ability to respond to challenging demands in an effective and appropriate way

We are looking for someone with previous experience in the NHS or other public sector organisations, who is used to operating with sensitivity, political acumen, flexibility, credibility and a high degree of organisation and planning.

This is certainly an ideal time to join NSFT, with an improved CQC inspection and with our Board and senior leadership actively shaping the future strategy, vision for change and delivering a comprehensive improvement programme with our system partners bringing about real benefits for our service users, carers, staff and local communities.

Our CEO, Caroline Donovan is ambitious for NSFT making changes at pace that are long lasting and sustainable. Your role will be instrumental in providing support to her in an operational role.

You will work closely with the Chief Executive and the wider executive team with responsibility for day to day running of the office, supporting the coordination of external facing functions, public affairs and building and maintaining close relationships with key external stakeholders. You will also act as the main channel of communication for the CEO and between them and senior colleagues in and outside the Trust including with other NHS organisations as well as external and system partners.

You should be an excellent communicator, who can work at pace to support these busy offices in managing high volumes of information effectively, prioritising and actioning work on their behalf, whilst ensuring an effective business planning and support function is always provided. The role will be responsible for producing reports and briefings, ensuring these are accurate and up to date. You should have the initiative to respond flexibly as required to changing priorities and the ability to work to tight deadlines with mínimal supervision.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

At any one time, around 23,000 people in Norfolk and Suffolk are receiving care and attention from the Trust. We believe in whole life care - seeing people in the context of their whole lives, understanding the importance of good physical health, friends, family, spirituality, culture, home, work, education and a sense of purpose and achievement to experience good mental health.

We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide. Do you value working positively, respectfully and together? If so, we’d love you to join us

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your key accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

**Some of the benefits you can expect**:
NHS pension

a comprehensive in house & external training programmes

career progression

starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)

staff physio service

NHS discounts and many more