Academic PA

We are looking for an experienced PA to join our GI Team as Academic PA, on a fixed-term basis for 8 months.

You will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive PA Service, including full diary management, arranging travel, preparing documents and liaising with external agencies.

The role of the Academic P.A. is key to the efficient management of the consultant firm. Patient access to healthcare professionals and subsequent treatment planning in the specialist hospital setting relies upon well-coordinated organisational and administrative support.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer.

Job Responsibilities:

• Act as the first point of contact for users of the service, and to proactively deal with telephone enquiries from patients, their Carers, GPs and colleagues in other hospitals in a professional manner.
• Open and action their own electronic and paper mail and that of the consultant team, at least once a day.
• Input and maintain patient diagnoses and current clinical unit data on the Hospital Information System, and other patient-related information as required.

Person Specification:

• Good general education, educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Competent at Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Substantial previous PA/Secretarial experience.
• Experience of diary management.
• The ability to communicate effectively in both written and spoken English to a wide range of people.
• Willingness and demonstrable ability to work as part of a team.
• Evidence of ability and initiative to prioritise a busy workload.
• Evidence of ability to work without close supervision.
• Evidence of ability to handle sensitive information without compromising confidentiality.
• Evidence of commitment to delivering high quality customer service.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year.
• Opportunities for learning and development.
• Flexible working requests are welcome.

Other Requirements:

• Self-motivated to produce good quality work.
• Demonstrable evidence of personal and professional development.
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check required.