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Personal Assistant/Rota Co-ordinator

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

Bristol, BS2 8HW

Salary

£28,392 to £31,157

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

7 September 2026

6 days left

Job description

University Hospitals Bristol & Weston, Division of Medicine Adult Emergency Department Secretary An opportunity has arisen within the Urgent Care Team...

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time role that provides rota co-ordination, as well as a range of administrative functions in conjunction with the wider Emergency Department admin team. The post holder will, in conjunction with the existing rota co-ordinator and the relevant Consultants, be responsible for the creation of ED rotas within the Division of Medicine with a defined portfolio. You will be responsible for co-ordinating a rota consisting of ED junior Doctors, ED Advanced Care Practitioners, and work with leads to ensure service delivery of Emergency Practitioner rota.

You will provide an efficient and comprehensive administration service to the Consultants and senior nursing staff in the department. You will be highly motivated and competent in all electronic office applications with the ability to work to deadlines. You will be required to deal with work of a highly confidential nature. You will have the opportunity to support the management of projects and manage small projects. Minute taking is also part of this role. Substantial previous secretarial /PA experience working at a senior level is required.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.

UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a team
  • Experience of working without supervision and initiating own workload
  • Experience of working in a complex environment with competing service demands
  • Experience of dealing with staff of all levels within a large organisation

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to work on your own initiative and with minimal supervision
  • Ability to prioritise your own work when under pressure and multitask
  • Excellent written/verbal communication and numeracy skills
  • Ability to develop productive working relationships
  • Good organisational skills
  • Excellent IT skills with experience of all Microsoft packages, especially Excel
  • Flexible approach to meet needs of the service
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Self-confident and approachable
  • Willingness to learn new skills, Highest integrity
  • Understand the sensitivity and confidentiality of work-related issues and handle the situation in an appropriate manner

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Good standard of education to at least GCSE (including English and Mathematics) and A level or equivalent qualification
  • ECDL trained or other Microsoft Office qualifications (including Word, Excel) or equivalent experience
  • Good Keyboard, word processing skills

Desirable

  • Formal typing/word processing qualifications

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Capable of working with minimal supervision
  • Highly Organised
  • An empathetic approach to customer service
  • An encouraging team leader

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

25 August 2026

Last checked

27 August 2026

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About the employer

BNF
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

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