Band 4 Admin Team Lead

Job summary

To lead, manage and develop an administrative team within a rapidly changing and developing business environment that is patient, neighbourhood and service co-ordination focused, provided from multiple bases as needed, to support clinical service delivery and effective management of available resources.

This post will be based equally across two sites - St Luke's Hospital in Market Harborough and Springfield Road Health Centre in Leicester. There is free parking available at both sites and you will be eligible to claim mileage expenses for this role as per the LPT Pay and Staff Expenses Policy and Procedure.

Main duties of the job

The role of Administrative Team Lead is key to the operational delivery of supporting administrative services within our Integrated Therapy and Nursing Hubs.

The following skills are essential to the role:

Excellent planning and organisational skills to ensure delivery of a cohesive service.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Experience of working as a team lead/line manager for a function or department.

Experience of managing staff including performance, absence, HR processes and procedures.

Ability to demonstrate complex problem-solving skills relating to the area of responsibility.

Ability to work corporately within a large, multi-professional team.

Ability to work within, understand and interpret policies, procedures and guidelines.

You will need to demonstrate strong leadership and motivational skills, supporting staff working across several differing work streams. The ability to work calmly under pressure is essential to the role.

Operating SystmOne, a national NHS electronic patient record system, is a key requirement of this role. Whilst full training will be provided, there is an expectation that applicants would need to be skilled and confident in adapting to work with complex electronic systems.

Due to the requirements of travelling to two bases, St Luke's Hospital and Springfield Road Health Centre, public transport commuting is not suitable for this role.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

St. Lukes Hospital

33 Leicester Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

St. Lukes Hospital

33 Leicester Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN

Employer's website

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

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