Have you got the determination and desire to make a real difference to the lives of people in East Suffolk and North Essex?

We are looking to recruit to an Operational Coordinator working within our busy Trauma & Orthopaedics and Rheumatology Department at Colchester Hospital. The Operational Coordinator will take full responsibility for the day to day line management of administrative teams within their Clinical Delivery Group.

The Operational Coordinator will be responsible for providing Leadership to the administrative teams and ensuring that a high quality comprehensive administrative service is delivered.

Main duties of the job

• The Operational Coordinator will take full responsibility for the day to day line management of administrative teams within their Clinical Delivery Group.
• The Operational Coordinator will be accountable for monitoring, assessing and reporting on performance within defined service areas. This will involve highlighting any issues to the Service Manager and identifying appropriate action to be taken. The Operational Coordinator will also be required to attend all relevant performance meetings with their Service Manager and will be required to deputise in their absence.

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.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience in managing staff
• Working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Proven ability to achieve objectives

Desirable

• Previous experience of achieving KPI's
• Leadership Courses/commitment to work towards

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of Performance Management
• Knowledge of RTT performance
• Knowledge of cancer performance

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS IT systems
• Wider knowledge of DOH and NHS

Qualifications

Essential

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

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432-HR972-24