Maternity Office Team Leader

FULL TIME POST - 37.5 HOURS A WEEK

To ensure the smooth day to day running of the Maternity Office including direct line management responsibilities to the administration team of the Maternity Office.

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of the Maternity Office as well as being responsible for the direct line management of the administration staff with in the team.

The post holder will also be responsible for the management of the medical records for the obstetric patients including the co-ordinating of the movement of case notes between departments and also off site storage.

The post holder will be responsible for the validation of the obstetric patients using the hospital systems and liaising with other internal departments.

The post holder will be responsible for ordering the stationary for the department.

The post holder will demonstrate good organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise their own workload under pressure and use their own initiative and undertake additional work as required.

They must also be able to provide a courteous and diplomatic point for enquiries.

The post holder must be able to maintain a total level of confidentiality and be able to understand and act on complex information.

If you are reliable, discreet, and diplomatic and possess the qualities outlined above, we would like to hear from you.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice

Line management of the staff within the Maternity Office including the accurate recording of sickness and annual leave and the completion of annual personal development reviews.

To compile statistics and validations for the obstetric patients liaising with the Antenatal Lead, Digital Midwives and members of the Senior Management Team.

To coordinate the storage of case notes onsite and off-site storage.

To oversee the booking and the capacity of the obstetrics clinic including the setting up of templates and the cancelling and suspending of the clinics.

Management of overseas visitors who attend Antenatal Clinic, which includes interviewing the patient to see if they qualify for NHS treatment or be charged for their treatment at this hospital.

To support the training of any new starters to the department

To attend meetings with various levels of managerial staff and representatives from other areas.

To work in conjunction with Corbar Maternity Unit to provide a service for patients who live in the Derbyshire area.

To cover duties of other staff in the department where necessary.

To have the responsibility of making decisions on a day-to-day basis that will affect the staff or department. On other matters, discussions take place with the Line Manager.

Prepare non stock orders requisitions for specialist goods and any ad hoc orders. Sourcing products and acquiring prices from suppliers and liaising

Provide leadership responsibility, recognising and developing the teams through mentoring, coaching and training them to utilise the strengths to enhance the department’s performance and build organisational capability.