Business Support Officer
Isle of Wight NHS TrustNewport, Isle of Wight, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Isle of Wight NHS Trust based in Newport, Isle of Wight. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157. Applications close on 12 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
This vacancy is currently only open to employees of St Mary's Hospital, Isle of Wight NHS Trust We are recruiting for a Business Support Officer in Ma...
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
To provide comprehensive PA, administrative and business support to the Maternity Senior Management Team.
Manage diaries, correspondence, enquiries and electronic filing systems.
Coordinate meetings, including agenda preparation, circulation of papers, minute-taking and maintenance of action logs.
Prepare high-quality reports, documents, presentations and correspondence.
Maintain trackers and rolling programmes, proactively following up actions and deadlines.
Liaise professionally with internal and external stakeholders, responding appropriately to complex, urgent or confidential queries.
Support travel arrangements, ordering of equipment and stationery, and processing of invoices.
Manage multiple priorities effectively and provide flexible support to help the Maternity Senior Management Team deliver service and Trust priorities.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Essential: - oEducated to GCSE Standard or equivalent including English.; - oSecretarial or administrative qualification - minimum NVQ 3 or equivalent.; - oComprehensive IT skills, with a high-level competence in Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.; - oPrevious experience as a PA or senior secretary with advanced administrative & secretarial skills; - oPrevious experience of working in a complex organisation.; - oExperience in minute taking/formal note taking experience.
Desirable: - oDemonstrate an understanding of internal systems and structures within the organisation and organisational policies and procedures and working with senior management within the NHS or equivalent.
Essential: - oAbility to self-manage and prioritise own workload effectively and to tight deadlines.; - oExercise own judgement effectively when prioritising work.; - oAdvanced organisational planning, motivational and delivery skills.; - oFlexible and adaptable with attention to detail.
Desirable: - oAbility to understand and disseminate complex and differing concepts.
Essential: - oHighly organised with the ability to work accurately to strict deadlines in a busy office with frequent interruptions.; - oAbility to receive and communicate information of a highly confidential and/or sensitive nature using discretion and integrity.; - oForward thinking, confident, highly motivated with strong organisational skills; - oHighly computer literate and have working knowledge of the Microsoft 365 Suite.; - oA team player who is self-motivated, manages and prioritises own work with minimal supervision
Essential: - oExcellent written, verbal, listening and presentation skills.; - oAbility to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and external stakeholders.
How this role compares
We hold 1,159 NHS vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £39,959. This role pays less than about 77% of them.
There are 11,917 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,827 of them in South East.
You have 1 day left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 30 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Isle of Wight NHS Trust has 23 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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