Job summary
Employer heading
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ayoku Balogun
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02073639084
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