About this role
Job summary
We are currently seeking a Senior Admin Coordinator to join our busy Diagnostic Cardiology Department. This is a key role within the service, where you will take responsibility for leading your designated area, ensuring booking processes are fully optimised, and maintaining high standards through regular audit and quality checks. You will also provide day-to-day supervision and support to junior administrative colleagues, helping to ensure the smooth, efficient and patient-focused running of the department
Main duties of the job
You will take the lead for the booking processes within a defined area of Cardiology Diagnostics, ensuring clinics and investigations are scheduled efficiently and in line with service demand. The successful candidate will bring substantial experience in healthcare administration, strong communication skills, and a genuine commitment to improving patient care. You will play a key role in supporting service quality by overseeing booking accuracy, monitoring performance through regular audit, and providing day-to-day supervision and guidance to junior administrative colleagues.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job description Job responsibilities
Scheduling cardiology diagnostic tests.
Maintaining spreadsheets and data bases.
Monitoring patient waits and highlighting concerns to the senior team.
Supervising junior team members.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
GCSE maths and English
Desirable
Typing / word processing qualification NVQ in business and administration or equivalent
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a customer-facing role. High Level Microsoft Office software Previous experience of working in an office environment Ability to work as an effective team member.
Desirable
Experience of healthcare systems Experience of working within the NHS
Communication and relationship skills Essential
Excellent interpersonal/communication skills, including excellent written and oral skills.
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.
Employer details Employer name Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address City Campus
Hucknall road
NOTTINGHAM
NG5 1PB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)