Job summary
The Cardiovascular CAG is offering an exciting opportunity to join the Barts Heart Centre's Administrative Team leaders. The post holder will be based at our Whipps Cross site.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who will be responsible for our Patients Cardiology Pathway, which will require working closely with the Cardiology administrative teams in the area (Secretarial, Booking teams and Receptionist teams) to ensure we uphold a smooth pathway for all our patients.
The post holder will also be required to liaise with the clinical teams within these areas.
The purpose of this post is to actively manage and provide effective and efficient running of the cardiology services within Whipps Cross Hospital. To line manage and support team members across the Cardiology areas.
The post holder will be required to Implement service improvements and actively validate patient's pathways ensuring we meet 18 weeks targets.
To work closely with the Service Delivery Manager and Service Manager to provide updates on waiting times and delays in patients pathways in order to develop the service for both patients and staff. It will be essential to provide weekly information for local and site access meetings when required.
Main duties of the job
What we are offering
North and East London has some of the most dynamic and talented cardiovascular experts nationally and internationally. Clinicians from Barts Health NHS Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and further afield are working together to create a single specialist centre for cardiovascular disease to cover all our local communities. You will be joining us at an incredibly exciting time, as we realise a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve services for patients and secure them for future generations in creating a world class cardiovascular service.
Our newest state of the art cardiovascular centre at our St Bartholomew's Hospital was opened in early 2015. The service has allowed us to bring together our existing unique experience and research activity. We will be able to increase our understanding of and ability to address the root causes of cardiovascular diseases by growing the number of patients who get the chance to take part in clinical trials and research.
Your expertise, your experience and your vision will be our building blocks to success. By becoming part of the team you can work with us sharing your unique talents and strengths though which the foundations of this new centre will be built
About us
WORKING FOR THE ORGANISATION
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Windows packages including Microsoft Office to produce reports, letters, presentations and spreadsheets
- Experience of developing innovative solutions and contributing to planning.
- Experience with, and a creative approach to, problem solving and responding flexibly to planning and change.
- Experience of working with colleagues from a broad range of professional backgrounds effectively
Desirable
- Experience of managing and developing a significant team or number of teams or a significant project or number of projects.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent secretarial skills
- High level of numeracy and ability to research, benchmark, analyse and present relevant financial and other data, and strategic and procedural information.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including internal and external report writing
- Excellent IT skills including effective use of spreadsheet, database and similar software to analyse and present complex information.
- High-level interpersonal skills including motivational negotiating, influencing and relationship building and ability to work creatively with diverse teams.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of HR legislation, regulations and national codes of practice and the implications of non-compliance
- Excellent minute-taking skills; experience of writing minutes for external publication.
- Excellent skills use of electronic diaries/email systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of education (including Maths and English)
- Accredited Project Management Qualifications or equivalent
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with Windows packages including Microsoft Office to produce reports, letters, presentations and spreadsheets
- Experience of developing innovative solutions and contributing to planning.
- Experience with, and a creative approach to, problem solving and responding flexibly to planning and change.
- Experience of working with colleagues from a broad range of professional backgrounds effectively
Desirable
- Experience of managing and developing a significant team or number of teams or a significant project or number of projects.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent secretarial skills
- High level of numeracy and ability to research, benchmark, analyse and present relevant financial and other data, and strategic and procedural information.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including internal and external report writing
- Excellent IT skills including effective use of spreadsheet, database and similar software to analyse and present complex information.
- High-level interpersonal skills including motivational negotiating, influencing and relationship building and ability to work creatively with diverse teams.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of HR legislation, regulations and national codes of practice and the implications of non-compliance
- Excellent minute-taking skills; experience of writing minutes for external publication.
- Excellent skills use of electronic diaries/email systems
Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of education (including Maths and English)
- Accredited Project Management Qualifications or equivalent
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).
