Operational Co-ordinator - Urology and Vascular

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Have you got the determination and desire to make a real difference to the lives of people in East Suffolk and North Essex?Urology and Vascular are looking for an Operational Co-ordinator to join the team.

Working at Colchester Hospital, this is an opportunity to play an integral part in future service developments. 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 business management.

This is your chance to become a key part of a large, innovative and forward thinking organisation.

You must be a 'team player' working in a way that encourages high performance from other staff, with the aim of maintaining efficiency within the department. We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual for this position.

Main duties of the job

You will be the first point of contact for escalation within the team as well as the management of the patient tracking list and clinical rotas,

You will manage the administrative team within Urology and Vascular, supporting them to move patients through their treatment pathways within appropriate timescales.

You will encourage high performance from staff, with the aim to maintain a high quality comprehensive administrative service.

You will work alongside the service manager and an engaged team of dedicated healthcare professionals in a fast pace and challenging environment to ensure a high quality service is provided to our patients.

If you would like to be part of this dynamic team, we want to hear from you.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where 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 variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

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

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

10 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1822-24

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Management/Business/Administration degree or proven management experience at equivalent level
  • Leadership courses/ qualification or commitment to work towards

Desirable

  • Prince 2 or project management course

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of managing staff
  • Proven ability to achieve objectives
  • Working to short time scales and meeting deadlines
  • Working in a multidisciplinary environment
  • Dealing with patients and handling difficult situations

Desirable

  • Previous experience of managing staff within the NHS.
  • Previous medical secretary experience.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Wider knowledge of DOH and NHS
  • Knowledge of performance management
  • Knowledge and expertise in all Microsoft applications
  • Lean thinking/principles

Desirable

  • NHS IT systems
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Management/Business/Administration degree or proven management experience at equivalent level
  • Leadership courses/ qualification or commitment to work towards

Desirable

  • Prince 2 or project management course

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of managing staff
  • Proven ability to achieve objectives
  • Working to short time scales and meeting deadlines
  • Working in a multidisciplinary environment
  • Dealing with patients and handling difficult situations

Desirable

  • Previous experience of managing staff within the NHS.
  • Previous medical secretary experience.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Wider knowledge of DOH and NHS
  • Knowledge of performance management
  • Knowledge and expertise in all Microsoft applications
  • Lean thinking/principles

Desirable

  • NHS IT systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager - Urology and Vascular

Amanda Austen

Amanda.Austen@esneft.nhs.uk

07507895470

Date posted

10 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1822-24

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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