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258 Maternity Admin - NUH
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-6298334NUH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Newham Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£29,460 - £31,909 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/05/2024 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Maternity Admin Team Coordinator (Leader)

Band 4

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

This position is based within the Womens and children’s Academic Group, and will be based at Newham University Hospital but will be required to visit the community centre often to support the admin team. This is a busy and dynamic service where we put patients at the centre of the care that we provide.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will require excellent communication and organisational skills and possess a positive can-do attitude, preferably with previous administrative experience.

The role involves providing support to the Outpatient administrators  , updating the Antenatal / Community rota , Eroster and I Point , dealing with the day to day issues that may arise , attend meetings , be prepared to cover any gaps within the Outpatient clinics , collate information for weekly PTL meetings , work closely with the Inpatient Team leader , cross cover with the community team leader if required  .

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • GCSE’s or equivalent
  • Knowledge of EPR

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Administrative Skills
  • Experience Leading a team
  • Organisational Skills
  • Minimum of two years working in an administrative position dealing directly with Patients
  • Experience of working in a NHS environment
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using Microsoft packages

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to prioritize workload and work under pressure
  • Keyboard skills
  • Word processing skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills including ability to exercise diplomacy and a good telephone manner
Desirable criteria
  • Proven organization skills

Personal and people development

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of own Knowledge and Skills Framework and ability to identify learning needs and interests
  • A positive manner with a “Can do” attitude.

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate with a multi-disciplinary group of staff
  • Ability to work well within a team

Specific requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to treat everyone with dignity and respect
  • Demonstrates self-awareness
Desirable criteria
  • Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the Trust Health and Safety policies

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ayoku Balogun
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02073639084
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