Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Personal Assistant (PA)
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Are you looking for something a bit different, a new challenge, a varied role?
Wathwood is an award-winning mental health hospital and prides itself on providing the highest quality of care to our patients.
We are seeking to recruit a Band 4 PA to join our fantastic multi-disciplinary teams within the Hospital. The successful candidate will provide efficient and confidential secretarial support to members of our Senior Leadership Team.
Wathwood Hospital Overview
- Wathwood Hospital is a purpose-built 78 bed adult male medium secure Hospital.
- Located in its own grounds and surrounded by open countryside and woods, it caters for those aged over 18 years who require assessment and treatment of mental health difficulties in a secure environment.
- Wathwood Hospital is part of Nottinghamshire Healthcare, which is one of the country’s leading mental health and learning disability service providers, employing over 10,000 staff to provide these services over more than 100 sites.
- The four wards allow a gradual progression so patients can develop their life skills and become better prepared for life in a less restrictive environment.
Role Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, and highly motivated PA to provide an efficient, comprehensive, and confidential secretarial and administrative service to members of the Senior Leadership Team at Wathwood Hospital within the Adult Mental Health Directorate.
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Key Responsibilities
- Have excellent interpersonal skills
- The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Be able to work flexibly
- Produce high quality reports within agreed deadlines, as required
- Undertake office duties including complex diary management
- Facilitate meetings/investigations/disciplinaries including venue bookings, refreshments, producing and circulating agendas, recording attendance, and accurate minute taking
Commitment to Staff Development
We want to help our staff reach their full potential and are committed to providing the support, skills, and development needed for success. This includes a supportive and strong health and well-being team.
You will be required to complete mandatory training to assist your professional development.
About Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
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- We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers.
- We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
- We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
- The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
- The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Beverley Lawler
- Job title: Business Admin Manager
- Email address: beverley.lawler@nottshc.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01709 870814
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