Operational Coordinator - Medicine

Job summary

Do you thrive on a challenge? Are you methodical with the drive to succeed?

An opportunity has arisen to join the Medicine division at Colchester hospital as an Operational Co-ordinator, responsible for the co-ordination of our rotas.

This is a rewarding role; ensuring that our services are safely covered over a 24/7 period; working closely with specialities and members of the clinical teams.

This opportunity will allow you to play a major role in the continuing development of service delivery for the benefit of our patients where care and compassion are central to everything we do.

You will have the opportunity to further develop your operational and management skills in a supportive and innovative atmosphere, including bed management and supporting with the flow of our patients through Colchester Hospital. This is your chance to become a key part of a large, innovative and forward thinking organisation.

Please note this is a part time position for 32 hours.

Main duties of the job

As an Operational Coordinator; you will be responsible for the day to day management of a number of key operational aspects including primarily the co-ordination of the Divisional rotas and medical resource.

You will have line management responsibilities for our administrative colleagues; highlighting any issues to the Service Manager.

You will be responsible for ensuring that day to day activity runs smoothly, liaising with multiple stakeholders both within and externally to the Trust.

You will ideally have experience within a healthcare setting. You will also need to be a skilled communicator with dogged determination, and excellent skills in the application of MS Office; and EXCEL.

Whilst we are ideally looking for someone with relevant experience an individual with demonstrable transferable skills would be considered.

Please note, shortlisted candidates will need to complete an Excel skills test as part of the interview process

About us

One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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