King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Team Leader - Gastroenterology

The closing date is 11 December 2025

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 5, Team Leader to join our Gastroenterology team. The post holder should have excellent communication and leadership skills, and be enthusiastic and committed to leading and supporting the administrative staff. Responsibilities include managing recruitment, addressing performance issues, monitoring waiting times, allocating work, and managing staff absences. We welcome applications from compassionate and ambitious individuals who are eager to drive service quality and improvement.

The post holder will be responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support to the department. This includes leading the Gastroenterology administrative team by managing recruitment, overseeing appraisals and performance issues, handling absence management, and managing complaints. The successful candidate will act as an expert and role model for the administrative team, working closely with the Service Manager to ensure a positive working environment where every team member has the opportunity to contribute and develop.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the development and improvement of the Gastroenterology Team, striving to provide the very best care and experience to all patients, while continually enhancing the motivation and wellbeing of staff.

In an ever-changing and demanding NHS landscape, it is essential that the post holder possesses a wide range of skills to manage the demands of this challenging role.

Successful applicants will need to demonstrate leadership experience in an operational environment and have a proven track record of leadership qualities that have achieved measurable outcomes in performance, quality, and patient experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly developing team, and there are many good reasons to choose us. We are an outstanding Trust where clinicians and managers work together to actively shape services that are exceptional.

About us

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Date posted

27 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum including high cost area

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

8 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-DivisionB-7611282-A

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

To plan the day to day workload and to ensure the workload is carried out efficiently within the required timescales, dependant on the ever changing needs of the service.
Monitor the waiting times within the service. To lead on the team's administrative systems and processes and implement improvements to the service on an on-going basis.
To provide a comprehensive administration service to Consultants and support teams.
Ensure clinical correspondence is produced and distributed within acceptable timescales.
To hold & chair regular team meetings, conduct regular 1:1s, participate in administrative team meetings, service development meetings, and any other relevant meetings across sites as required.
To manage recruitment and selection.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To plan the day to day workload and to ensure the workload is carried out efficiently within the required timescales, dependant on the ever changing needs of the service.
Monitor the waiting times within the service. To lead on the team's administrative systems and processes and implement improvements to the service on an on-going basis.
To provide a comprehensive administration service to Consultants and support teams.
Ensure clinical correspondence is produced and distributed within acceptable timescales.
To hold & chair regular team meetings, conduct regular 1:1s, participate in administrative team meetings, service development meetings, and any other relevant meetings across sites as required.
To manage recruitment and selection.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to a degree level with experience in Administration
A Level or NVQ level 4 in business administration or equivalent

Desirable

Basic knowledge of Cancer and DM01 performance targets

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of managing and supervising groups of staff
Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
Excellent word-processing and spreadsheet skills, including Microsoft word and excel

Desirable

Experience of using Epic IT system

Skills

Essential

Able to work under pressure

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to a degree level with experience in Administration
A Level or NVQ level 4 in business administration or equivalent

Desirable

Basic knowledge of Cancer and DM01 performance targets

Knowledge

Essential

Experience of managing and supervising groups of staff
Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
Excellent word-processing and spreadsheet skills, including Microsoft word and excel

Desirable

Experience of using Epic IT system

Skills

Essential

Able to work under pressure

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)