Job summary
Permanent opportunity within the Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology Care Group (OGN).
Exciting opportunities have arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and committed individual to join the team as Service Co-ordinators within the Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology Care Group (OGN).
You should have excellent communication, organisation, and administrative skills. The successful candidate will lead admin functions reporting to the care group Assistant Service Manager.
Main duties of the job
The Service Co-ordinator will co-ordinate activity between clinical and administrative teams to ensure that immediate service activity demand requirements are met; escalating, where required, any challenges in delivering activity in line with contract targets.
About us
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 commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job 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.
Job description
Job 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
- Degree / equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience in relevant field: e.g Business Administration, Hospital / General Management, IT or HR
Experience
Essential
- Managing administration services
- Administration system design and re-design
- Standard operating procedure development and implementation
- Working closely with senior managers and internal and external stakeholders
- Managing staff and developing teams
- Managing, supporting and developing staff through change
- Forward planning, horizon scanning for problems and troubleshooting under pressure
- Project planning annual cycles of work
- Collating analysing and presenting data
- Implementing Trust or Directorate Policies
Desirable
- Experience of managing administration services in a healthcare setting
- Experience supporting elective and emergency services
- Experience of working to national targets for the management of patient care eg 18 weeks or specific national cancer targets, antenatal screening
Further Training
Essential
- A willingness to undertake training as required to deliver the duties of the post
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships
- Analytical, a keen eye for detail and a systematic and methodical approach to tasks
- Exceptional organisational and planning skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively in order to meet deadlines
- Highly self motivated and equally able to work autonomously and in a team
- Ability to find creative and simple solutions to complex problems
- Ability to handle conflict effectively and to minimise its escalation
- Competent user of Microsoft office packages
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree / equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience in relevant field: e.g Business Administration, Hospital / General Management, IT or HR
Experience
Essential
- Managing administration services
- Administration system design and re-design
- Standard operating procedure development and implementation
- Working closely with senior managers and internal and external stakeholders
- Managing staff and developing teams
- Managing, supporting and developing staff through change
- Forward planning, horizon scanning for problems and troubleshooting under pressure
- Project planning annual cycles of work
- Collating analysing and presenting data
- Implementing Trust or Directorate Policies
Desirable
- Experience of managing administration services in a healthcare setting
- Experience supporting elective and emergency services
- Experience of working to national targets for the management of patient care eg 18 weeks or specific national cancer targets, antenatal screening
Further Training
Essential
- A willingness to undertake training as required to deliver the duties of the post
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships
- Analytical, a keen eye for detail and a systematic and methodical approach to tasks
- Exceptional organisational and planning skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritise effectively in order to meet deadlines
- Highly self motivated and equally able to work autonomously and in a team
- Ability to find creative and simple solutions to complex problems
- Ability to handle conflict effectively and to minimise its escalation
- Competent user of Microsoft office packages
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Tree Root Walk, Broomhall
Sheffield
S10 2SF
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
