Directorate Administration Manager

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an organised, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join us as our Administration Manager.

• Interview Date: 16 April 2025
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

This role will provide a comprehensive, efficient and effective administration service to Women's services directorate.

Women's services is part of the Family Health Clinical Board and comprises the following services:

• Obstetrics
• Gynaecology

The role will comprise:

• Line management of administrative teams across the directorate
• Admin support to the Directorate Management team as required
• Liaise with Team Leaders to ensure clinics/theatre sessions are covered when staff are on annual/study leave to maximise utilisation
• Deal with collation, analysis and presentation of data as requested
• Oversight of admin pathways and processes including Cancer referrals and long waiters to aid performance management

Communication, organisation and time management skills are essential to perform this role as well as negotiation and problem solving.

Job responsibilities

• To be responsible for the day to day management of an efficient, effective and comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Directorate.
• To lead, coordinate and manage the A&C team within budget constraints.
• To manage A&C recruitment, induction, probation, appraisal, disciplinary, training and personal development.
• To ensure that the A&C function meets national and local targets including waiting time targets.
• Responsible for data quality associated with the administrative function of the Directorate.
• To manage the directorate medical records library to support patient care through the timely availability of patient case notes to all users.
• Responsible for A&C issues associated with all front of house / reception areas.
• To assist the Directorate Manager in the collection, collation and presentation of information pertaining to all aspects of the service.
• To manage the design, implementation, monitoring and communication of service improvements and suggest new ways of working to improve efficiency and realise cost improvement targets.
• To ensure that Trust and Directorate objectives, policies and directives are communicated and implemented in a timely and appropriate manner to the A&C staff.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of human resource management and an appreciation of the necessity to gain knowledge of Trust HR policy and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of managing a Medical Records Department.
• Knowledge of the legal requirements relating to the retention of medical records.
• Knowledge of legal requirements relating to patient records including the Data Protection and Access to Health Records Act.
• Knowledge of relevant Trust IT e.g. eRecord, PAS, case note tracking systems etc.
• Knowledge of the NHS and Trust complaints procedures.
• Knowledge of NHS National Policies and Initiatives including Department of Health Waiting Time targets.
• Knowledge of the Directorate.
• Knowledge of medical terminology/ extensive previous experience as a senior medical secretary.

Skills

• Advanced IT skills to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Excellent communication skills, able to converse fluently, logically and confidently with multi-disciplinary personnel both internal and external to the Trust, and in difficult, sensitive and contentious situations.

Experience

• Must possess significant previous experience ideally in the NHS at management or senior administrator/ secretary/ supervisor level.

Qualifications

• Degree level education in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
• Educated to GCSE level including GCSE English Language Grade C or above or equivalent experience.
• An IT qualification such as ECDL or Microsoft Office Specialist qualification (or equivalent experience).
• A recognised management qualification at certificate level or a commitment to work towards this.
• RSA Level 3 or equivalent experience.

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.