Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Team Leader to join our Patient Administration Team within the Access Directorate. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced administrative professional with strong knowledge of RTT pathways and the NHS e-Referral Service (eRS) to step into a leadership role.

The postholder will be responsible for supervising a team of administrative staff, overseeing daily workload management, and ensuring that key operational tasks—such as eRS worklist management, clinic preparation, and booking requests—are completed accurately and on time.

Main duties of the job

 Highly visible within the contact centre Team and lead by example 
• Ensure the achievement of KPIs and performance standards in contact centre service resulting in improvements in the patient experience  
• Engender a culture where learning from patient experience is accepted and promoted 
• Lead on specific service delivery standards producing regular reports and management information e.g. slot utilisation; document management; training; vetting referrals. 
• Be responsible for ensuring customer care standards are maintained at all times 
• Use training sessions to enable staff to develop their skills 
• Monitor and produce performance reports of service delivery standards 
• Plan staff hours and tasks to meet service demand  
• Responsible for monitoring and managing sickness, absence and annual leave of staff.  
• Work with the management team to ensure the service meets key performance indicators 
• Chair team meetings & take minutes as required 
• Regular 121s and Team Briefs in place 

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.