Job of the week: Departmental Secretary, Band 4 (secondment)

February 10, 2022

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response (EPRR) team at SWBH. The team are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to join the team and help to shape our EPRR processes for the future.

The post is ideal for an ambitious individual with strong administration and organisational skills. The ideal candidate will be well organised and have a systematic approach, with the ability to use their own initiative, work unsupervised to prioritise workloads and escalate as appropriate. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with multiple stakeholders is essential.

The successful candidate will work under the direction of the EPRR officer and will act as an initial point of contact for enquiries regarding EPRR. The role will include provision of administrative support to the EPRR team in arranging meetings, developing agendas, producing minutes/action notes and a variety of other tasks to support the delivery of the EPRR work plan. The post holder will also be involved in maintaining our core EPRR records and systems, as well as supporting the management of our On Call rotas.

If you have secretary and admin experience, have initiative and have an understanding of EPRR please discuss this secondment/development opportunity with your current line manager and forward your expression of interest to philip.stirling@nhs.net by Monday 21 February stating why you want this opportunity, your relevant experience and how this fits in with your career development plans.