Business Support Officer

 

BUSINESS SUPPORT OFFICER 

 

Are you passionate about improving the lives of cancer patients? Do you want to help the national delivery of high quality personalised cancer care and support? Working in the NHS Cancer Programme, that’s exactly what you’ll do.

 

The NHS Cancer Programme sets the agenda for cancer services in England. Working with patients, clinicians, charities and across the public sector, our aim is to reduce preventable cancers, diagnose cancer earlier, increase survival and improve the quality of life and experience for cancer patients. We develop national policy and strategy, and work with our Cancer Alliances across the country to transform services for patients.

 

This is an exciting time for the NHS Cancer Programme. We face three main challenges in the coming year: completing the job of recovery following the coronavirus pandemic; using this as a platform to drive improvements in performance against the cancer waiting times standards; and, accelerating our work to implement our Long Term Plan commitments for cancer. You will be instrumental in delivering on our ambition to diagnose three in four cancers at an early stage so that even more people survive cancer in the future.

 

The Cancer Programme Team takes its responsibility to promote equality and diversity seriously. We respect colleagues from different backgrounds and embrace different cultural preferences in everything we do.

 

We’re looking for an experienced PA or executive assistant who will provide support to the two Directors of the Cancer Programme.

 

The successful candidate will have excellent diary management skills, an ability to engage with and build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, and experience of working in a fast-paced and complex environment.

 

Primary responsibilities

Provide diary management and other support to the two Cancer Programme Directors.

Provide secretariat to meetings and Boards, prepare reports, agendas, minutes, statistics and other similar documents using a variety of software packages.

Support the delivery of events with internal and external stakeholders.

Arrange meetings, including room bookings, the preparation and circulation of agendas, ensuring attendees receive accurate and timely information about arrangements and taking minutes.

Other activities commensurate with the banding.

 

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.

Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.

Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care

Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation

Delivering value for money.

 

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

 

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

 

We are looking for candidates who can evidence: 

Experience of providing senior administrative support, including diary management.

An ability to work autonomously in a dynamic environment is essential, as you will be working in a rapidly changing context with multiple priorities.

Experience in communications and stakeholder management, including drafting and preparation of correspondence, reports and briefing papers.

Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.

Excellent administrative skills, including ability to construct clear, grammatically correct letters and reports, at high standard of presentation.

Consistently looks to improve what they do, look for successful tried and tested ways of working, and also seeks out innovation.