Executive Assistant

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking an organised Executive Assistant to provide dedicated support to our Children’s Health Service Directors. You will manage diaries, coordinate meetings and events, take minutes, and ensure confidential administrative service.

The role requires excellent communication, discretion and the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. It is a maternity cover post with a commitment to teamwork and delivery of high-quality

Qualifications

• Proven advanced secretarial/EA experience.
• Ability to manage complex diaries and multiple priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication with high discretion.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex diaries for Children’s Health Service Directors.
• Coordinate meetings and events, including room setup and documentation.
• Prepare and maintain accurate minutes; identify and track action points.
• Provide confidential administrative support and handle competing deadlines.
• Support key projects and act as a professional point of contact.

Skills

Diary management

Meeting coordination

Minutes taking

Confidentiality

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Are you an organised, proactive professional looking for an opportunity to make a real impact within the NHS?

At the East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust, we are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Executive Assistant to provide dedicated support to our Children’s Health Service Directors. This is a rewarding role at the heart of the organisation, where you will play a key part in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of executive business.

As a trusted member of the team, you will manage complex diaries, coordinate meetings/ events, support key projects, and act as a professional and welcoming point of contact for colleagues, partners, and stakeholders.

We are seeking someone with excellent organisational and communication skills, a positive and flexible approach, and a commitment to delivering high-quality support. In return, you will join a friendly and supportive organisation that values teamwork, innovation, and personal development.

The successful candidate will have proven experience of advanced secretarial skills, the ability to work under pressure, manage conflicting deadlines and be a team player.

If you are passionate about making a difference and would like to be part of a Trust that puts people at the heart of everything it does, we would love to hear from you.

This post is offered to cover a period of maternity leave.

The successful candidate will provide an efficient, professional and fully confidential administrative and secretarial support service. You will be confident in all aspects of meeting management, including scheduling meetings, preparing rooms and documentation, taking accurate minutes and clearly identifying action points. You will also have strong diary management skills and the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

The role involves the regular use of digital tools, so confidence using Microsoft 365 applications would be an advantage.

This is a fast-paced and high-profile role requiring excellent organisational, secretarial and communication skills. You will need strong attention to detail, sound judgement, the ability to work independently and a clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality.

We are looking for a positive and collaborative team player who builds effective working relationships and takes pride in delivering a high standard of support.

(Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 19-08-2026)

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louisa Scoggins Job title: Senior Executive Assistant and Team Lead Email address: [e-mail]