University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Medical Directorate Business Administrator / Coordinator

The closing date is 04 August 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly professional and proactive individual to join our dedicated and enthusiastic Medical Directorate Team on a permanent contract, covering the Business Administrator / Coordinator Role, based at University Hospital, Coventry.This is a demanding, and varied role, which requires a confident communicator with experience of negotiating and influencing staff at a senior level, combined with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

Please be advised that sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a key role in the diary management of our Deputy Chief Medical Officers (DCMOs), organising and facilitating key meetings for the team, supporting our Medical Revalidation, Appraisal and Job Planning Functions as well as leading on the coordination of the Trust GIRFT programme with the Business Manager. This will include working with our Chief Medical Officer, DCMOs, Medical and Dental staff, Senior Clinical Leaders, Group Operational and Clinical Management, and wider Trust colleagues to ensure delivery and co-ordination of the CMO/DCMO portfolio within the Medical Directorate Team.

Responsibilities will include: effectively coordinating internal meetings (individuals & team), full meeting facilitation including the taking and transcribing of good quality minutes, diary management of 3 DCMOs, training and communicating to all staff groups regarding job planning, medical revalidation and medical appraisal, and maintaining the generic mailboxes. Please see attached job description for more details.

The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills, a strong team work ethic and behaviours aligned to the Trust's values of acting with openness, honesty and integrity and working in partnership to deliver and improve the services we provide to our patients.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care.

We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Details

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

218-AC-B5-7352838

Job locations

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Clifford Bridge Road

Coventry

CV2 2DX


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Main duties include providing personal assistant support to and managing the commitments of the Deputy Chief Medical Officers through efficient diary management.
  • Effective collaboration with all relevant personnel to maintain an effective administration system; prompt transcription where required, manipulation and distribution of appropriate correspondence.
  • Organising and attending DCMO chaired meetings, taking and transcribing minutes or action notes for approval, ensuring there is a good record which ensures that decisions are recorded, referenced and future action is taken at the appropriate level.
  • Providing administrative support to the CMO portfolio work/project work as required by the Medical Directorate Business Manager, including collation and reporting of data in order to produce reports, spreadsheets and presentations, utilising relevant Trust IT systems, as determined by the role, ensure all relevant data is collected and input accurately in line with Trust guidelines.
  • To plan, organise and implement the clerical and administrative processes of the Medical Directorate, Medical Revalidation & Appraisal function and job planning function where required, demonstrating effective office skills. Including the preparation of documents for presentation (e.g. PowerPoint Slides) for the Medical Directorate Trust wide clinical meetings.
  • To plan, organise and implement the clerical and administrative processes of the Guardian of Safe Working Function, working in collaboration with the People Directorate.
  • Support and deliver project work with Business Manager and wider Medical Directorate team.
  • Supporting the Medical Revalidation & Appraisal and Job Planning systems; to organise, manage and maintain the use of information systems, ensuring the Trust meets quality and performance standards.
  • Supporting Revalidation and Appraisal and Job Planning functions with day-to-day system support, including but not limited to: updating systems with new GMC submission dates, appraisal Data Packs, Updating Prescribed Connection Database with completed appraisals, adhoc update of TrustNav, management of general enquires in generic inboxes for Job Planning & Medical Revalidation & Appraisals, and set up 360 Feedback for doctors.
  • Lead on the GIRFT administrative function for the Trust, working collaboratively with Clinical Groups and external regional GIRFT managers to ensure all GIRFT meetings are planned, coordinated, organised and delivered effectively.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Main duties include providing personal assistant support to and managing the commitments of the Deputy Chief Medical Officers through efficient diary management.
  • Effective collaboration with all relevant personnel to maintain an effective administration system; prompt transcription where required, manipulation and distribution of appropriate correspondence.
  • Organising and attending DCMO chaired meetings, taking and transcribing minutes or action notes for approval, ensuring there is a good record which ensures that decisions are recorded, referenced and future action is taken at the appropriate level.
  • Providing administrative support to the CMO portfolio work/project work as required by the Medical Directorate Business Manager, including collation and reporting of data in order to produce reports, spreadsheets and presentations, utilising relevant Trust IT systems, as determined by the role, ensure all relevant data is collected and input accurately in line with Trust guidelines.
  • To plan, organise and implement the clerical and administrative processes of the Medical Directorate, Medical Revalidation & Appraisal function and job planning function where required, demonstrating effective office skills. Including the preparation of documents for presentation (e.g. PowerPoint Slides) for the Medical Directorate Trust wide clinical meetings.
  • To plan, organise and implement the clerical and administrative processes of the Guardian of Safe Working Function, working in collaboration with the People Directorate.
  • Support and deliver project work with Business Manager and wider Medical Directorate team.
  • Supporting the Medical Revalidation & Appraisal and Job Planning systems; to organise, manage and maintain the use of information systems, ensuring the Trust meets quality and performance standards.
  • Supporting Revalidation and Appraisal and Job Planning functions with day-to-day system support, including but not limited to: updating systems with new GMC submission dates, appraisal Data Packs, Updating Prescribed Connection Database with completed appraisals, adhoc update of TrustNav, management of general enquires in generic inboxes for Job Planning & Medical Revalidation & Appraisals, and set up 360 Feedback for doctors.
  • Lead on the GIRFT administrative function for the Trust, working collaboratively with Clinical Groups and external regional GIRFT managers to ensure all GIRFT meetings are planned, coordinated, organised and delivered effectively.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Experience

Essential

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Desirable

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Knowledge

Essential

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Desirable

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Skills

Essential

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • See supporting documents

Experience

Essential

  • See supporting documents

Desirable

  • See supporting documents

Knowledge

Essential

  • See supporting documents

Desirable

  • See supporting documents

Skills

Essential

  • See supporting documents

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • See supporting documents

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.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Clifford Bridge Road

Coventry

CV2 2DX


Employer's website

https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Clifford Bridge Road

Coventry

CV2 2DX


Employer's website

https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Directorate Business Manager

Sarah Rogers

Sarah.Rogers@uhcw.nhs.uk

02476967619

Details

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

218-AC-B5-7352838

Job locations

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Clifford Bridge Road

Coventry

CV2 2DX


Supporting documents

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