Ebony, Personal Assistant, shares her story
Ebony Smith, Personal Assistant
“Black history month is important for all it’s a time period of education, for myself it gives me chills to hear the struggles, achievements, progression and beauty black people have gone through. It makes me immensely proud.
“What do I do? I have been with the trust for nearly a year! The time has gone by sooo fast! I feel like I’ve blinked since my introduction in my first week to now being comfortable and confident within my role as a band 4 Personal Assistant. Joining the team through COVID has had its difficulties. Meeting new people via MS teams has seen the dreaded glitches! and slow internet! but I have had great support from the operational managers I support and my line manager. Being a personal assistant is a busy but rewarding job, to know I make a difference and can organise diaries and support with administration duties- easing the pressure from the managers I support makes me proud.
“What are my achievements? I have a few personal achievements that I am really proud of! Thinking professionally- representing the NHS is a massive achievement for me! I hope to shine a light and encourage more non-clinical BME staff into senior administration roles, so we have varied representation”
“Who inspires me? My family inspire me, we are a close family. We support and uplift each other and don’t tend to hold back with our opinions! My mum is my biggest supporter! I would be lost without her!”