About this role
Job summary
Interview date is 7th July 2026.
As a member of the busy Acute Federation team, to provide high-quality, cost-effective PA/secretarial and administrative support services to the Acute Federation team, liaising with other departments and external clients.
Main duties of the job
Provide PMO and administrative support to the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Acute Federation team. Liaising and communicating with all levels of contacts (public, staff, and external organisations) as appropriate. Contributing to the organisation and workload management of the team as required.
About us
The South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw Acute Federation is a provider collaborative made up of the five acute NHS Trusts in South Yorkshire:
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
These Trusts deliver a wide variety of acute and community services across South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw serving 1.5 million citizens.
The purpose of the Acute Federation is to use collective expertise and resources to ensure the people of South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw have prompt access to excellent healthcare through:
Working together to drive the quality of care to be amongst the best in the country.
Taking a proactive approach to reduce health inequalities for the populations we serve.
Collaboratively developing our colleagues and teams so that we have happy staff.
Being a great partner to the rest of the health and care system in SYB.
Supporting each other to achieve all the NHS waiting time standards for local people.
Seeking innovative ways to more effectively use the NHS pound so there is enough resource for the whole system.
Please note we reserve the right to close positions early
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Description forAdministrative Assistant
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.
Supporting Documents
Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Word processing. Minute taking experience. Previous secretarial experience. Experience of MSWord and PowerPoint. Experience of diary and meeting management. Experience of filing systems.
Desirable
Audio typing experience. Minute taking experience. Previous secretarial experience at senior level. Experience of Excel and Outlook. Shorthand. Experience of working within the NHS or other large organisations. Experience of dealing with members of the public.
Trust Values Essential
In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important. In around 100 words please describe how you ensure you contribute to a well functioning team.
Knowledge and Awareness Essential
Knowledge and understanding of the need for confidentiality. Knowledge and awareness of Health & Safety requirements.
Qualifications Essential
RSA Stage Ill typing/word processing (or equivalent) ECDL qualification or proven experience to the same standard.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Woodside NHS Health and wellbeing
Moorgate Road
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 2TZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barnsleyhospital.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)