Job overview

Full-time position as Personal Assistant to the Director of Nursing and Nursing Directorate

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Broadmoor High Secure Hospital for a full-time permanent position as Personal Assistant to the Director of Nursing and the Nursing Directorate.    

You will be responsible for providing an accurate and comprehensive secretarial and personal assistant service to the Director of Nursing to achieve a high standard of patient care.  Duties will include arranging appointments for visiting professionals, organising meetings, minute taking, audio and copy typing, drafting reports and correspondence, circulating relevant documentation appropriately within agreed timescales. 

You will also manage a small number of administrative staff, undertaking monthly supervision, understanding training needs and assisting the Head of Administration with ensuring all departments are supported administratively to a high standard.

Working within the administration team, applicants will need to be enthusiastic, an excellent communicator, organised and flexible in your approach to work. 

We would likely to encourage applicants from a range of diverse backgrounds and would be keen to hear about how you could bring experience of diversity to your practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for providing comprehensive personal assistant duties to the Director of Nursing and the Nursing Directorate.  The post holder will also line manage a small team of administration staff.

Duties will include drafting reports from collated data, diary management, arranging appointments for visiting professionals, organising meetings, minute taking, audio and copy typing of reports and correspondence, circulating relevant documentation, drafting letters, assisting with the preparation of monthly reports and general day to day administration for the Director of Nursing and the Nursing Directorate.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.