Job summary
- Main area
- Admin
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 24 hours per week (12 hour shifts providing cover 24/7 cover including weekends and Bank Holidays)
- Job ref
- 190-1653-DIR-S
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern General Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/07/2026
Employer heading
GP Collaborative Operational Shift Co-ordinator
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for someone with the right skills and experience to join our friendly team as an Operational Shift Co-ordinator within the Sheffield GP Collaborative Centre.
You will be expected to provide day to day operational shift coordination to the administrative team, supervise the call handling team, control room staff and drivers ensuing that the service is effectively and efficiently delivered.
You will play a key role in the operational support of the department, working closely with the GPC Leadership team and staff to ensure the systems and processes are in place to meet local and national targets. You will be required to ensure the effective delivery of services by providing leadership, support and guidance on operational related issues to both clinical and non-clinical staff. Leading on initial stages of discipline, appraisals, ensuring that appropriate training is delivered to staff, reviewing work performance and progress.
Working within a 24/7 department, you will be required to work both flexible and varied shifts over a 7 day period. This will include out of hours, night duties and bank holidays so flexibility is an essential required.
Main duties of the job
- Ensure that operational plans to deliver efficient, effective and innovative service are implemented effectively.
- Assist the GP Collaborative Management Team to deliver the service to meet the agreed aims and objectives.
- To assist the GPC Management Team with Human Resources management, Complaints and IT systems/processes to ensure an effective and efficient service.
- To ensure the administrative staff capacity is managed effectively and efficiently to meet the demands of the service.
- To work across the 24 hour service needs on a rota basis ensuring 24 hour cover is provided to support staff and maintain the service delivery.
- Line manage designated staff in line with HR processes and policies.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of it’s staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
The Combined Community & Acute Group is one of the largest of ten Care Groups in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STHFT). Having three directorates, it spans acute and community services in several areas, including Primary and Secondary care. This provides the opportunity to develop new integrated working which the Care Group is actively pursuing.
The GP Collaborative provides an urgent Out of Hours primary care service for the city of Sheffield. This includes providing clinical triage for patients referred by the 111 service, face to face clinical assessment at the GP Collaborative as required and home visits for the housebound and those at the end of life.
The GP Collaborative also provides Primary Care streaming of patients attending ED at the Northern General Hospital and at Sheffield Children’s Hospital with primary care needs that can be redirected and seen in the GP Collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE level C or above in English and Maths or equivalent qualification / Equivalent Experience
- NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent qualification / Equivalent Experience
- IT qualification e.g., European Computer Driving Licence/RSA/ICR III or equivalent qualification / Equivalent Experience
Desirable criteria
- Further education in IT skills.
- To have completed further training to promote own development.
- Supervisory qualification
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to deliver work in line with Directorate priorities and timescales.
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Problem solving and change management skills
- Extensive knowledge of general office software including Microsoft Office, Excel, E-mail.
- Confident when dealing with patients, colleagues and members of the general public in a confidential manner.
- Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision and to prioritise own workload.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS and Community health care.
- Being able to use SystmOne/TPP
- To have completed audits on policies and procedures and documented the outcome to maintain standards. Experience of writing policies and procedures.
- Experience of writing policies and procedures.
- Able to handle and resolve conflict.
- Awareness of STH Trust policies and procedures Flexible approach to working
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of administrative processes and procedures
- Basic understanding of patient access policies
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS services
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working in the NHS or other large, complex organisation
- Experience of Managing/leading people/staff
- Experience of working with data and/or databases
- Use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
- Staff/patient/customer care skills/telephone experience.
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of basic medical terminology, anatomical and clinical terms.
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Ability to work and lead in a team environment.
- Ability to understand, demonstrate and maintain confidentiality and security in the department.
- To participate in the Out of hours working required of the service including weekend and bank holiday rota’s
- Ability to work under pressure and to deal with any issues arising within an admin team in a professional manner.
- Self-motivation and enthusiasm.
- Friendly and approachable.
- Reliable.
- Committed to equal opportunities.
Desirable criteria
- Full and clean driving licence
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amy Phillips
- Job title
- Operational Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2714910
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