Project Co-ordinator and Executive Assistant – CAMHS SLG

Overview

A Vacancy at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

To be a key resource to the Service Director, Directorate Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Group ensuring the delivery of key operational and strategic objectives across the Trust. This will result in the post holder leading and having responsibility for the development and implementation of a wide range of specific functions and enabling governance.

To support the Service Director, DLT and SLG in the management and co-ordination of a range of different work packages, secretariat, engagement and governance to enable the smooth operational running of the Trust. Working with a range of stakeholders, both internally and externally, across directorates and boroughs.

To be a key resource to the Senior Management Team; ensuring the delivery of key operational and strategic objectives. This will result in the post holder leading and having responsibility for the development and implementation of specific projects and functions such as the support to the development of the new Pears Maudsley Children and Young People’s Centre.

To provide a fully comprehensive and first-class business administration service to the Service Director as well as secretariat for corporate functions as agreed with the SD’s office. The post holder will deal with a broad range of very complex and sensitive issues and be a key point of contact, dealing with a wide range of staff and patients across the Trust, with external partners, the independent and private sectors.

The post holder will be a key point in contact to the Service Director office from a wide range of people both within and outside the organisation. It requires a high level of discretion and the ability to work unsupervised and to take the initiative.

The role may require preparing for and attending senior management meetings, stakeholder meetings, various workshops and sessions, taking notes and following up on actions.

The post holder will act as the first point of call for the Service Director and Senior Leadership Team, prioritising calendar commitments, agreeing to next steps for communication received and building internal and external relationships with stakeholders.

Benefits offered by SLAM:

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close-knit team ’s important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

• Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.
• Work life balance, flexible working and supporting a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.
• Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as leadership, mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes
• Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars
• Accommodation, eligible staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites
• NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through Health Service Discounts website.

For further details, please see attached JD.

The post holder will be accountable to the Service Director.

• To be responsible for ensuring the office of the Service Director runs efficiently and effectively. This will include full executive assistant duties to SLG including executive level covering diary management and operations administration; checking and authorising invoices; supporting interface work with other executives and delivery against corporate asks as agreed.
• Ensure all email correspondence and telephone calls both internal and external for the Service Director are responded to, flagged,…