• Job Ref:
  KL1414675ChoEA
• Location:
  Chorley
• Postcode:
  PR7 1DH
• Type of contract:
  Permanent
• Salary:
  Pro-rata for 30 hours and dependent on experience
• Posted Date:
  Monday, October 6, 2025
• Closing Date:
  Friday, October 24, 2025
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At Derian House, we help children and young people with life-limiting conditions make the most of every precious moment. We also stand alongside their families, offering comfort, support, and hope.

We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistan/PA who will assist the Chief Nurse, and other Directors to lead the organisation effectively through providing high quality, confidential, effective administrative support. 

The key responsibilties for this role will include:

• Collation and production of Committee and Board level documentation, agenda setting and minute taking
• First point of contact for internal and external stakeholders including funders, regulators, commissioners and our Derian families.
• Diary, email and scheduling management
• Support senior clinical and family services teams with administration activities
• Support GP activity including clinics.

You will need to have recent experience as an administrator, PA or EA, where you have worked with and supported senior leaders, and where you have worked with the public. It's important that you can remain calm under pressure, are adaptable and flexible to be able to manage workload, prioritising to ensure deadlines and commitments are achieved. You will have exceptional administration skills and be efficient at using digital/IT systems, including Microsoft applications and virtual platforms (Teams/Zoom etc) and have the ability to learn new systems and was of working. It's important you have strong written and verbal communication skills.

Be part of something special. Join us and help to ensure we deliver services so that no child or family faces life’s hardest moments alone.

Closing date: 9am Friday 24th October; however, if we receive lots of suitable applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early, so don't delay with submitting your application.

Hours: 30 hours per week Monday to Friday with some flexibility to meet service need.

Location: Derian House Children’s Hospice, Chancery Road, Chorley, PR7 1DH.

Selection and Assessment process:  This will be a 2 stage process; initial preliminary 20 minute discussions, held virtually, (MS Teams) and then for those who we decide to progress there will be an onsite face to face assessment/interview.  We anticipate the processes will take place from late October.  

For an informal discussion about this great opportunity please contact Catherine Randall, Chief Nurse, catherine.randall@derianhouse.co.uk

Benefits:  We offer 33 days holidays per year, including bank holidays and increasing with length of service, a contributory pension scheme, retail discounts via a benefits platform, free parking and subsidised meals in our diner.

Derian House is the place where you can make a real difference for children and families and a great place to enhance and develop your career. Derian staff are actively encouraged to further develop their skills and knowledge in accordance with their career aspirations. As an employer, Derian House is committed to investing in training to support this development.

Register your CV here and a member of our team will contact you should a vacancy suiting your skills and experience become available.

Chancery Road Astley Village Chorley Lancashire PR7 1DH

01257 233 300

Telephone (Fundraising)

01257 271 271

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