Personal Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Personal Assistant to join the Division Admin Team at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves supporting the Senior Management team and Divisional Management Teams. Key responsibilities include organising meetings, taking minutes, and managing diaries to ensure smooth administrative operations. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and exceptionally well-organised.
Key responsibilities
- Take responsibility for delegated tasks and ensure information/replies are pursued within appropriate timescales.
- Maintain knowledge of NHS developments, initiatives, and Trust policies.
- Organise and prepare meetings, agendas, and minutes.
- Plan, organise, and manage diaries.
Essential criteria
- GCSE English grade A-C or equivalent
- ECDL or equivalent
- Previous experience of working unsupervised and to tight deadlines
- Effective time management through organisation and diary management.
- Previous experience in the NHS
- Experience of Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication skills at all levels, both in a written format and verbally, within a wide range of internal and external individuals/ agencies.
- Excellent organisational skills requiring a flexible approach.
- Understanding of the need for a high level of confidentiality.
- Ability to prioritise workload.
- Must be self-disciplined, friendly, approachable, reliable, trustworthy, highly motivated, enthusiastic, discrete and committed.
- Continually develop physical and advanced keyboard skills to an advanced level.
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment and able to multi-task and prioritise completing tasks effectively.
- Able to work with own initiative.
- Knowledge of and ability to demonstrate a full range of secretarial procedures, software programmes
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust
- Professional, calm and efficient manner
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Positive and flexible approach to work
Desirable criteria
- RSA Level 3
- Audio Typing
- Proficient minute taking
- Experience of supervising staff
- Knowledge and experience of the NHS quality and patient safety agenda
- Experience of working as a Personal Assistant or equivalent in career
- Broad knowledge of the NHS and linked agencies.
- Detailed overview of work undertaken/ responsibilities within the PCT.
- Willingness to learn other software packages.
- Knowledge that would enable the post holder to perform more effectively in the role.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Personal Assistant
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Full time 37.5 hours per week. Permanent post.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking and dynamic Personal Assistant to join the Division Admin Team, supporting the Senior Management team as a Personal Assistant.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic, exceptionally well organised individual to support the Divisional Management Teams. Responsibilities will include organising meetings, taking minutes of meetings, diary management and ensure smooth running of the administration for the management team. For more information, please refer to the job description
About us
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.****
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.
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