We are looking for a high calibre Executive Assistant to join our Executive team, providing comprehensive support to the Directors of the RLH and ME Senior Hospital Leadership Team.
You should be an enthusiastic self-starter with first class secretarial and administrative skills and an ability to manage a busy and varied workload.
You will have experience in management agendas and taking minutes at Committee level meetings, excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills, and be able to work on your own initiative.
Responsibilities
* Manage the effective and efficient operation of the Royal London Hospital Executive Directors’ office/s.
* Manage directors’ emails on their behalf, ensuring that emails are prioritised, actioned, delegated where appropriate and responded to professionally, helpfully and in a timely manner.
* Manage a system for tracking actions that are outstanding and need to be delivered by an agreed deadline for the director.
* Provide high level and comprehensive diary, administrative and secretarial support.
* Draft agendas for allocated meetings, ensuring these are sent in a timely manner, along with distribution of papers for meetings and taking minutes/actions at meetings.
* Main and enhance relationships with partner organisations and other external stakeholders.
* Deal professionally with internal and external stakeholders, patients and visitors.
* Use diplomacy and problem‑solving skills to assist in the resolution of issues escalated to executive level.
Qualifications
* First‑class secretarial and administrative skills.
* Experience in managing agendas and taking minutes at Committee level meetings.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
* Diplomatic, discreet and able to communicate with individuals at all levels of the organisation.
* Excellent IT skills.
* Experience in a senior PA/EA role, preferably for a large organisation.
* Strong initiative and ability to work independently.
* Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive and confidential information.
This role is with Barts Health, one of the largest NHS trusts in the country.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Jun 2026.
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