Patient Access Team Leader

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated individual to lead our Patient Access Team. As a Team Leader, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of junior administrative staff, supervising their workload, and allocating tasks to optimize service provision.

The successful candidate will join a large team and be responsible for providing a high-quality administrative support service to the department. You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team in a busy office environment, dealing with complex and sensitive issues, and making appropriate judgments under minimal supervision.

About the Role

The Patient Access Team is responsible for providing a welcoming and customer-focused service for patients. The team delivers this service through a contact centre, giving patients a choice in the date of their outpatient appointment and providing a reminder/reschedule service.

The administration staff work a variable shift pattern Monday-Friday from 8am to 6pm. The department does not include any clinical staff, and the Patient Access Team is a team of admin staff providing bookings, cancellations, and appointment rescheduling for an array of centralized services trust-wide.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of administrators to provide a high-quality administrative support service to the department.
  • Supervise the workload of junior administrative staff and allocate tasks to optimize service provision.
  • Work closely with a multi-disciplinary team in a busy office environment, dealing with complex and sensitive issues.
  • Make appropriate judgments under minimal supervision.

Person Specification

Essential

  • Extensive business administration experience demonstrating an understanding of key functions to providing an admin support service.
  • Experience working in a customer service setting.
  • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to work as part of a team as well as using own initiative.
  • Proficient in use of IT systems and applications, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
  • Able to demonstrate excellent written English, including grammar, punctuation, and structuring written text.
  • Ability to work methodically in a busy environment and meet deadlines.

About Us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients, including heart and lung, cancer, and renal services, as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities, and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe, and focused on our patients.



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