Executive Assistant to Chief Executive

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare foundation in London is seeking a full-time Executive Assistant to support the Chief Executive. Responsibilities include diary management, corporate support, and project administration. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in senior administrative roles within large organizations, particularly in the NHS. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior administrative/EA role within a large NHS organization.
• Experience of planning and organizing senior staff diaries and minutes.
• Experience of working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive support to the Chief Executive.
• Coordinate diary and meetings for the Chief Executive.
• Prepare briefings and reports as required.

Skills

Communication at Board level

Organizational skills

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

First degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job summary

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive - Full time permanent appointment, Agenda for Change band 7, with Inner London HCAS

The North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) formally came into being on 1 November 2024. This followed several years where the former Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust and former Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust had been working together as the North London Mental Health Partnership. We have an exciting future ahead, with the proposed acquisition of the nearby Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust into the NLFT in 2026.

We are now looking to appoint a full time Executive Assistant to support Jinjer Kandola MBE, the Trust's Chief Executive, based in the Trust Headquarters at St Pancras Hospital in Camden, near to Kings Cross and St Pancras stations. The role is responsible for the provision of comprehensive, responsive, efficient and effective support to the Chief Executive. This will include diary coordination, corporate support, preparing and coordinating briefings, taking minutes, drafting correspondence and reports, business planning, administration support for major projects and leading on minor projects.

Interviews are scheduled for the morning of Thursday 6 November at St Pancras Hospital.

For further information about the role after reading the Job Description and Person Specification, please contact Andrew Wright, Chief of Staff, at: [e-mail]

Job responsibilities

Key Requirements

• Demonstrate significant experience in working at Board level, being able to communicate with senior members of staff, external stakeholders, varied professional groups, patients, carers, the public and regulators.
• Minimum of five years in a senior administrative / EA role within a large complex NHS organisation or similar environment
• Ability to plan and organise very senior staff diaries, meetings and take formal minutes
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast paced office environment
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Proven ability to work with autonomy and to exercise initiative and influence
• Ability to plan and organise own work to meet demanding deadlines to agreed standards

About us

We serve a very diverse population of 1.8 million people across the London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. We have an combined annual budget of £670 million and employ 6,000 staff.

We provide all age acute and community mental health services across North London, as well as some services regionally and nationally, including personality disorders, children's inpatient mental health services, inpatient eating disorders and a range of CQC Outstanding rated Forensic mental health services for people in the criminal justice system with serious mental health conditions.

Details

• Date posted: 17 October 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inclusive of inner HCAS
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 455-NLFT
• Job locations: St Pancras Hospital, 4 St. Pancras Way, London NW1 0PE

Key requirements

• Demonstrate significant experience in working at Board level, being able to communicate with senior members of staff, external stakeholders, varied professional groups, patients, carers, the public and regulators.
• Minimum of five years in a senior administrative / EA role within a large complex NHS organisation or similar environment
• Ability to plan and organise very senior staff diaries, meetings and take formal minutes
• Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast paced office environment
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Proven ability to work with autonomy and to exercise initiative and influence
• Ability to plan and organise own work to meet demanding deadlines to agreed standards

Education and qualifications

• Essential: Educated to first degree level or equivalent level of working at a similar level in a specialist area
• Essential: Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience and knowledge

• Essential: Experience as a senior administrative within a large complex NHS or similar organisation
• Essential: Experience of supporting senior staff at Board level
• Essential: Experience of developing best practice systems and processes for running a busy and high profile corporate office
• Essential: Experience of planning and organising work programmes and meetings, including taking senior level formal minutes and action tracking
• Essential: Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines in a fast paced office environment
• Essential: Experience of project management and work programmes, keeping track of progress of Executive Director\'s objectives and providing challenge and support as required

Desirable

• An understanding of the key political and policy issues within the health service /local government and the implications for the Chair / Chief Executive

Skills and abilities

• Essential: Ability to communicate with senior members of staff, external stakeholders, varied professional groups, patients, carers, the public and regulators
• Highly developed written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with credibility at senior levels
• Excellent personal organisational and time management skills
• Excellent political and organisational awareness and ability to think analytically and strategically
• Excellent practical experience in the use of the full suite of Microsoft Office packages, including Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Outlook
• Experience of managing and continuously improving multiple and complex corporate office systems and processes

Disclosures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Employer details

Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St Pancras Hospital, 4 St. Pancras Way, London NW1 0PE

Employer's website: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)