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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Administration Department
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 8.30 - 17.00 with 1hrs unpaid lunch break)
Job ref
356-25-7173831
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Castle Hill Hospital/Hull Royal Infirmary
Town
Cottingham
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/05/2025 23:59

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Team Leader

Band 4

Job overview

At Hull University Teaching Hospitals our staff are the most valuable resource we have and we are committed to creating a happy and healthy workforce who feel engaged, energised and fulfilled at work.

This is an exciting opportunity to become a Team Leader within Clinical Administration Service, to  lead and motivate our clinical administration teams. Supporting our clinical colleagues and key stakeholders to deliver the very best care for our patients.

You will support the Hub manager with their work whilst supporting & motivating your team, you may work at Castle Hill Hospital  or HRI site.  

You will oversee outpatient clinics, inpatient waiting lists and patient correspondence teams adhering to performance targets and identifying continuous service improvements.

You’ll be required to analyse performance data ensuring high standards of operational integrity, using the data to coach and develop your team.

As an advocate for the clinical administration service, you will be a visible role model promoting the work and achievements of our teams.

If you are an external applicant, you will be required to start on the second working Monday of the month to ensure you are welcomed into the trust and are provided with the best experience possible. This will be  via the   Clinical Administration  induction training plan.

Main duties of the job

If you are someone who;

  •  Can motivate and inspire teams to do the right things for our patients every day
  •  Is passionate about what you do and takes pride in delivering the very best work
  •  Has excellent verbal and written communication skills with a confident telephone manner
  • Has a good understanding of and strong interest in the NHS
  • Has experience of working effectively with minimal supervision
  • Thrives on a challenge
  • Remains calm under pressure, can manage a number of tasks simultaneously and maintain excellent attention to detail while working to strict deadlines
  • Is an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with a range of people, including senior key stakeholders and colleagues
  • Has great writing and administrative skills, with competency in using   Microsoft Office – Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
  • Uses their initiative and can think on their feet

We know that investing in our staff’s development, supporting and caring for them, will enable them to deliver great care, with commitment, compassion and courage. You will enjoy a fulfilling career within the NHS with opportunities to develop, grow and progress

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please feel free to get in touch.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good Standard of higher education including GCSE level or equivalent, Maths and English Language
  • Level 4 qualification in Administration or managment
Desirable criteria
  • Willing to work towards a level 4 qualification in Administration/Management/Team Leader

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of providing a service to patients/customers
  • Experience of Microsoft Office products
  • Experience of supervising a team
  • Understanding of the clinical administration pathway
  • Experience of conflict resolution
  • Experience of working within the General Data Protection Regulations 2018
  • Experience of using electronic systems
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing a team
  • Understanding of the clinical administration pathway
  • Experience of change management

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential criteria
  • Team working
  • Good organisational skills
  • Knowledge of Referral to Treatment rules and guidelines
  • Ability to prioritise team workload
  • Good understanding of the NHS agenda
  • Knowledge of, and adherence to, General Data Protection Regulations
  • Good keyboard skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively using a variety of media
  • Proven experience of working to deadlines
  • Problem solving abilities
  • Proactive and able to work on own initiative
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to analyse data
  • Knowledge of Trust Access Policy
  • Knowledge of Referral to Treatment rules and guidelines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employer

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vanessa Beharrell
Job title
Operational Support Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482 461044
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