Personal Assistant and Secretary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Personal Assistant/Secretary to join the Nutritional Care Nursing Team at Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital. The Nursing team co-ordinate, train, and support patients to be discharged home on enteral and parenteral nutrition. The team are passionate and committed to providing high quality care to patients referred into the service. The Personal Assistant/Secretaryis a key point of contact for health care professionals and families, and is essential to the smooth running of Department. The post holder will play an important role providing an effective and efficient administrative and secretarial service to the team and PA support to the Lead Nurse. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and will regularly liaise with patients families and healthcare professionals. We are looking for a candidate who is an effective team player with a flexible approach, who can plan and organise their own workload, prioritising as required.Attention to detail and problem-solving abilities are essential, as is a genuine interest in supporting our families., The Post holder will work as a fully integrated member of the Nutritional Care Nursing Team, the role is fundamental in providing an efficient service and in improving patient experience.

• To provide an effective and comprehensive administrative and secretarial service to the Nutritional Care Department.
• To be a key point of contact for patients, families, and Health care professional both internally and externally, providing non-clinical advice and signposting.
• To provide a confidential, responsive and efficient PA service to the Lead Nurse to support the smooth running of the Department.
  
  Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.