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Job summary

Main area
Administrative
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
293-CSEP-0691
Employer
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Orsman Road
Town
London
Salary
£38,488 - £46,852 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/07/2026 23:59

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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Patient Administration Team Leader

NHS AfC: Band 5

 

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Job overview

The main aspects of the role will be to ensure the smooth running of operations; 

-Ensuring service delivery standards are met. The Team Leader will lead by example working as part of their team to ensure patients and services receive an excellent service admin function.  

The post holder will support creating a customer service culture within the Trust

This is an 8 to 8 service

This role is specifically for the Booked Admissions - Surgical Bookings Team

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.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to lead and manage a team
  • Able to produce reports
  • Able to work as part of a management team
  • Computer literate with good keyboard skills
  • Good written communication skills
  • Able to organise own workload and support others to do so in order to ensure the efficient running of the service
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to continue personal development and training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Use of own initiative
  • Data collection and data entry
  • Managing a team (including recruitment, performance management and ongoing development)
  • Previous experience of working and communicating with the general public
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using hospital administration electronic patient record systems
  • Microsoft Word; Excel - Call centre experience - Training staff

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge/understanding of patient confidentiality
  • Knowledge/understanding for the need for accurate data
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of National Health Service guidelines and agenda

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
  • Calm and able to work under pressure, and in stressful situations
  • Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion

Employer certification / accreditation badges

London Healthy workplaceCapital Nurse, LondonApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveHSJ Best places to workArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStep into health

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Era Niklekaj
Job title
Patient Admin ASM
Email address
[email protected]
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