Team Leader

Job SummaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team.The Lung Cancer Screening Team Leader will provide senior support and expert knowledge to the team of Medical Secretaries and Booking Clerks within the Lung Cancer team. The team leader will oversee all administrative and clerical processes to enable a high quality, effective and patient focused service is delivered. The post holder will ensure that standard operating procedures are followed, ensuring achievement of all performance targets. The Team Leader will be responsible for providing regular updates on performance and the escalation of issues which hinder the delivery of a smooth patient pathway to the Service Manager.ResponsibilitiesProvide support and assistance to the Service Manager, ensuring effective day to day management of the Medical Secretaries and other administrative staff within the team.Ensure annual leave, flexitime and sickness is managed and recorded accurately for staff directly managed by them and that adequate cross cover arrangements are in place.Implement Trust policies for managing individual performance and for resolving poor performance.Be responsible for continuing personal and professional development of staff and undertake yearly appraisals.Assist in the recruitment of staff with the appropriate skills to support the needs of the specialty administration team.Ordering of stock and supplies as necessary and in line with Trust Scheme of Delegation.Ensure training needs, including that of electronic systems, of current and new staff are met to provide a patient focused service, as well as mandatory training.About UsThe Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.DetailsDate posted: 05 December 2025Pay scheme: Agenda for changeBand: Band 4Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year pro rataContract: PermanentWorking pattern: Part‑timeReference number: 208‑D50B50‑25‑1Job locations: Grimsby, Grimsby / Scunthorpe, DN33 2BAFlexible WorkingWe are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work‑life balance for our employees. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work‑life balance or a multi‑role career. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay. We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities.Person SpecificationEducation and Qualifications (Essential)RSA III typing or equivalent administration experienceNVQ Level 3 in Business Administration/Customer Care or acquired equivalent experienceGCSE or equivalent in English and Maths, grades A‑CEducation and Qualifications (Desirable)Educated to A-levelComputer Literacy Course e.g. ECDLOccupational Experience (Essential)Experience of using full range of IT/Patient data systems/Microsoft officeOccupational Experience (Desirable)Supervisory experience of administrative staffDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer DetailsEmployer name: Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation TrustAddress: Grimsby, Grimsby / Scunthorpe, DN33 2BAWebsite: https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr