Celebrating Admin at LTHT - My Life in Admin - Jane Barratt

26 April 2023

Name: Jane Barratt 

Job role: Personal Assistant to Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director, Risk & Governance

Team Leader to Executive Personal Assistants

CSU: Executive Support

Time with NHS/LTHT: Since December 2008 

Roles I have held so far in NHS: 

PA to Directorate Manager (now General Manager/Tri team) Theatres & Anaesthetics 

PA to Tri team Trauma and Related Services 

PA to Chief Executive 

PA to Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director, Risk & Governance

Team Leader

My proudest moment in my job is:

Being asked to work for the Chief Executive

You wouldn’t know this about me:

I have made tea/coffee for two serving prime ministers. 

Where did my career begin and how did I get to my current job?

I started my career working for a pneumatics company on a youth training scheme earning £29.50 per week, with day release to college studying business administration, typing, word processing and shorthand.  After 4 years I moved into recruitment as an administrator working my way up to recruitment consultant.  The selling side wasn’t for me so moved into a Office Manager/PA role where I worked for 11 years before joining the NHS.

What did I learn on my journey/top tips?

If you really want to achieve something in the NHS you can do.  The Trust offers some amazing opportunities and training.  Always believe in yourself as you never know what is round the corner.