Job vacancy: CMO Business Support, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading

Job summary

Main area

Business Support

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (per week)

Job ref

193-7904967CORB5-CMOBS

Employer: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town: Reading
Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 29/04/2026 23:59

CMO Business Support

NHS AfC: Band 5

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties

· Provide administrative support in the day-to-day delivery of the CMO Office portfolio projects and activities.

· Manage the set-up, administration and communication of meetings and workshops (virtual and in person) including agendas, invitations, coordination of attendees and speakers, logistical arrangements and confirming financial requirements,

· Manage the CMO business team mailbox and determine the priority of any issues that arise within the CMO business portfolios, obtaining and collating information to enable an informed decision to be made, escalating as required

· Maintain monitoring systems to ensure project and board report information is collated and presented to the CMO team or other stakeholders in a timely and professional manner.

· Manage the CMO business team schedule, including the meeting administration (preparation and circulation of agendas and minutes), following up actions, updating the necessary paperwork to inform decisions and financial commitments as required.

· Provide project and programme support to improvement initiatives including progress tracking, the escalation of risks, issues and mitigations, alongside financial management and benefits.

· Maintain action and progress logs in SharePoint/Teams for portfolio activities to ensure visibility of decisions and task completion.

· Be proficient with Excel and PowerPoint to complete high level summaries and analysis and develop decks in line with corporate standards.

· Work with multi-disciplinary teams in care group and corporate areas, to lead and drive the delivery of projects, using project management methodology and in accordance with Trust policies and processes.

· Support the CMO and Communications team, to develop communication plans for CMO business across the Trust.

Corporate responsibilities

· Embody the Trust CARE values, always considering the wider impact of approaches to patient care across the trust.

· Attend CMO team meetings and contribute to the development of annual business plans and overall team development.

· Deputise and provide cover arrangements for the Business Manager as required.

· Remain up to date with learning and development, undertaking training to meet any learning needs and participating, willingly and fully, in any such training.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Project coordination and/or delivery
Solid proactive administrative support
Demonstrated experience working as an administrator/project support for a senior manager or clinician
Educated to degree level or similar Apprenticeship standard or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

Experience in healthcare
Experience working in a complex organisation
Project management or service improvement qualifications

Behavioural

Essential criteria

Ability to work independently and under pressure

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent verbal and written communication
Ability to collate, present analyse and interpret information

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Staff Benefits

Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
NHS pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Money Advice Service
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
On-site nursery (based at RBH)
Full educational library services
Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
Bus to work scheme
Excellent rail and bus links
A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system (TRAC). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.

The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.