Personal Assistant

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bodmin; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bodmin is looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to support the children's senior leadership team. This role involves providing high-quality personal assistant services, managing workloads, and ensuring effective communication. Candidates must possess strong organisational skills and relevant experience in a similar role, ideally within the NHS. The flexibility regarding workbase makes this opportunity appealing for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage workload independently and use initiative.
• Experience managing and developing staff including performance management.
• Excellent in communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality personal assistant and secretarial support to senior leadership.
• Manage a varied workload independently and efficiently.
• Prioritise and manage multiple demands in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

IT skills (Word, Excel)

Ability to prioritise work

Education

Good standard of general education including GCSE English and Maths

Typewriting or Word Processing qualification (RSA III or OCR Level 3)

Experience in a similar position

Previous NHS Experience

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Personal Assistant

The closing date is 04 December 2025

Please note: This opportunity is open to internal candidates as a secondment. Before applying, please ensure you have discussed the post with your current line manager and obtained their agreement to support your release for the duration of the secondment.

We are looking for an experienced PA to join the children's senior leadership team supporting us to lead and deliver a range of children's physical health and mental health services. The role is busy, varied and interesting and offers a unique opportunity to make a genuine and positive difference in the daily lives of our staff as well as children and families.

This is a unique opportunity to provide an enthusiastic, efficient, and effective personal assistant service to a senior leadership team. This includes an Associate Director of Operations for Children's Services, Head of Nursing and Head of Psychology Professions. We are looking for someone who is a friendly, organised, self-starter who can be flexible and assertive when needed. You will have excellent organisational and communication skills.

You will be able to:

• Use your initiative
• Make informed judgements
• Multi-task and prioritise competing demands

The role is a varied one. Ideally you will be based in Bodmin for part of the week but we can be flexible regarding workbase.

Main duties of the job

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Provide high-quality personal assistant and secretarial support to the Associate Director of Operations for Community Mental Health Services, the Head of Nursing, and the Head of Psychology.

Manage a varied workload independently, using initiative and informed judgment to ensure tasks are completed efficiently. Demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills to coordinate activities, handle correspondence, and maintain schedules. Prioritise and manage multiple demands effectively in a fast-paced environment.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Job responsibilities

For full information of the roles and responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Good standard of general education including GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent qualification)
• Typewriting or Word Processing (RSA III or OCR Level 3)
• Experience of working in a similar position
• Previous NHS Experience

Skills and Aptitude

• Ability to prioritise work, and work calmly under pressure to meet targets/deadlines, whilst often experiencing interruptions
• Experience of managing and developing staff including performance management
• Excellent IT skills, including Word and Excel, Email and Internet

Knowledge and abilities

• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative

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 name

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust