PA to Clinical Director, Childrens' Services

Superchem Industries; Northampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization seeks an administrative support professional for the Clinical Director in Northampton. The role involves managing emails, diaries, meeting planning, and report writing. Ideal candidates should have NVQ Level 4 or 5 qualifications and a solid background in admin and customer service within the health sector. This position offers a competitive salary range of £27,485 to £30,162 per annum and a permanent contract with full-time hours.

Qualifications

• High level knowledge of admin processes and customer service.
• Educated to NVQ Level 4 or 5 or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Ability to comply with strict deadlines and prioritize actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial and administrative support to Clinical Director.
• Manage emails and diaries including meeting planning and minute taking.
• Support with report writing and business cases.

Skills

Admin processes knowledge

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 4 or 5 or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

This role is to provide a high standard of comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Clinical Director for Children's Services within the Mental Health directorate. Additionally, the post holder will support the Senior Business Manager to the Medical and Dental Management Directorate with day to day routine tasks associated with an administrative role including complex diary management and extensive meeting planning and minute taking.

Main duties of the job

• Email and diary management
• Meeting agenda setting, action tracking and minutes
• Maintain spreadsheets
• Support with report writing and business cases
• Monitoring of mandatory training, supervision and appraisal compliance
• Support PA team and Senior Business Manager to Chief medical Officer

About Us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Details

• Date posted: 12 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 270-TG568-CORP
• Job locations: Berrywood Hospital, Duston, NN5 6UD, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6UD

Person Specification

Essential

• High level knowledge of admin processes and customer service
• A good understanding of the health and social care sector
• Educated to NVQ Level 4 or 5 or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Ability to comply with strict deadlines
• Ability to prioritise actions
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Prepare and distribute agenda's and papers for relevant meetings

Desirable

• Previous experience in a similar role within healthcare

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.

Employer details

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Berrywood Hospital, Duston, NN5 6UD

NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6UD

Website: https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/