NHS Jobs
PA to Group Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Nurse
NN5 6UD
Key information
- Pay
- £28,392 to £31,157 a year
- Hours
- Full-time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted date
- 12 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 30 Oct 2026
About this role
The main duties and responsibilities of the role include: Provide a comprehensive PA service to the Group Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Nurse, including extensive diary management, inbox monitoring, email triage, correspondence, meeting coordination and travel arrangements where required. Support the Group Chief Nurses NHFT portfolio, which includes patient experience, patient safety, regulatory compliance, safeguarding and quality, by ensuring meetings, papers, correspondence and actions are coordinated effectively. Support the Deputy Chief Nurse in relation to secured services across the Trust, ensuring diary commitments, communications and key administrative tasks are managed proactively. Work closely with the Group Chief Nurses PA at LPT to ensure diary commitments are accurate, coordinated and aligned across both Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust and NHFT. Manage competing priorities across two organisations and two senior management teams, using judgement to identify urgent matters and escalate appropriately. Develop a strong understanding of the needs, priorities and working styles of the Group Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Nurse to provide proactive, responsive and effective PA support. Prepare meeting agendas, papers, minutes and action logs, ensuring accurate records are maintained and actions are followed up in a timely way. Support the Joint Business Manager and wider administrative team with directorate business, governance processes, report coordination, spreadsheets, trackers and ad hoc administrative tasks. Provide cover for the Joint Business Manager during periods of leave, supporting continuity of key meetings, communications and directorate processes. Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately, in line with Trust policies, data protection and information governance requirements. Take an active approach to personal development, identifying opportunities to build skills and knowledge within the role. Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities of the post. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required commensurate with the grade and/or hours of work at the post holders initial place of work or at any other of the Trusts establishments.