About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Administration Team Leader to join our dynamic Surgery and Urology service.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in leading a busy administrative team, supporting high-demand clinical services including colorectal, upper GI, urology, vascular, and general surgery.
The successful candidate will provide visible leadership, ensuring the effective day-to-day running of non-admitted pathways, cancer tracking, and outpatient booking functions. You will be instrumental in driving service improvement, supporting recovery programmes, and creating a positive and supportive working environment for staff.
Main duties of the job
To provide an administrative service to the Department. To plan and organise own work schedule with the use of appropriate planning aids, demonstrating good time management and ensure anticipated difficulties in meeting deadlines are promptly reported. Deal with Consultants' requests for actioning urgent correspondence, medico-legal reports and any other appropriate ad hoc correspondence requested in line with the Trusts policies and procedures To obtain and organise information in support of own work activities, maintain confidentiality in accordance with organisation procedures. To provide administrative support to all meetings. This will include the arranging of, preparation and distribution of agendas, taking and distributing minutes and other documents for meetings, arranging venues, refreshments etc. Take minutes as required ensuring they are accurate and actioned in a timely manner.
About us
Visa Sponsorship:This position is not eligiblefor Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification documents.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of working within a team/office environment Experience of taking and recording meeting minutes Customer care experience. Administrative experience Experience in manipulating spreadsheets. Experienced user of Microsoft office (Excel, Word)
Desirable
Working in the NHS either in a hospital/private practice/GP setting
skills /knowledge Essential
Ability to prioritise workload Ability to communicate clearly. Exceptional attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable
Understanding of medical terminology Knowledge of NHS targets
Qualifications Essential
Good education GCSE standard or equivalent experience
Desirable
NVQ 3 in Business and Administration or at least 2 years NHS experience
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wexham Park Hospital
Wexham Street
Slough
SL2 4HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)