Assistant Administrative Service Manager
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 16 Rhagfyr 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £31,049.00 i £37,796.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Oswestry, SY10 7AG |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9224-25-0343 |
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The post holder will provide robust and successful leadership to guide and steer the Medical Secretariat within the Access Department to achieve agreed targets and objectives, whilst ensuring all Trust Policies and procedures are adhered to. The post holder will uphold current high levels of Customer Service across the Team ensuring the Trust Values and behaviours are upheld. Use independent judgement/initiative to continuously evaluate and identify issues and develop solutions to encompass changes in working practices and implement those improvements to achieve acceptable standards. The ability to deal with frequent interruptions/unpredictable working patterns whilst maintaining a high level of concentration. Schedule meetings and conferences, distribute agendas and relevant documentation prior to the meeting, arrange necessary venue requirements. Transcribe, circulate minutes and ensure completion of any actions in timely manner. Regularly visit all Team Areas Walkabouts to check on staff wellbeing and update Team on any new/changes in current practices. To be responsible for ensuring appropriate staffing levels on a day to day basis within the Medical Secretarial remit to meet the needs of the Service. To effectively record and monitor sickness levels of staff within the team, ensuring appropriate paperwork is undertaken and forwarded to relevant departments. To conduct Return to Work interviews following all periods of sickness absence, managing any breaches of the thresholds and with guidance, taking staff through the relevant management stages. The post holder will approve, record and monitor annual leave for the Medical Secretarial Team, ensuring all areas are appropriately staffed for continuation of delivery of patient pathway within target and local KPIs covered. The post holder will deal with complaints from patients, relatives and Trust staff including complex enquiries giving non clinical advice as appropriate. To deal with these complaints and only if necessary pass on unresolved issues to the Administrative Services Manager, in line with the Trust policies and standards. Liaise with other Professionals and Departments if appropriate. To use initiative in resolving issues that arise in the Medical Secretarial Team without seeking advice or in the absence of the Administrative Services Manager/Speciality based Performance Manager. These are often of a highly sensitive nature requiring good listening skills and tactfulness. Work closely with People Services and Administrative Services Manager with regard to any changes in information/posts/staffing. Using acquired independent judgement/interpersonal/communication skills evaluate the need for/organise staff referral to Team Prevent when necessary which routinely involves discussion around delicate personal, emotional and private issues. Authorised signatory against the Medical Secretarial budget. Responsible for the purchasing approval/maintenance of essential office equipment to ensure workable stock levels of stationary are maintained. Monitor, agree and sign off overtime/additional hours forms forwarding to Pay Services. To check and approve Medical Secretary expenses in line with the Policy. Monitor monthly nominal roll regarding correct/up-to-date establishment of staff and take any necessary remedial action via ESR team/Finance Link. The post holder will be responsible for the recruitment of Medical Secretaries, creating post approvals, producing advertisements for posts, shortlisting and interviewing through the TRACs Recruitment system. Ensure all new staff have a training manual and mentor assigned. To check training dashboards ensuring staff are up to date with all training. To undertake medical secretarial staff appraisals/personal development planning in accordance with Trust policy. To support the Administrative Services Managerwith admin workforce reviews as necessary. Work with the Administrative Services Manager to ensure good communication within the Medical Secretarial section and wider Access Team to ensure that all staff have a clear understanding of the objectives and performance of the Department. Regularly meet with individual secretarial teams to provide updates within the Service. To listen and respond to any issues raised by the individual teams, perform actions and disseminate to wider team as appropriate. Investigate, distribute lessons learnt and action taken regarding Datixs. Record all Datixs related to the Team. Regular check big hand digital dictation system for overdue dictation alerts and report typing time line weekly identifying areas that need support to meet the standard 10 day typing time line. To monitor and ensure the weekly validation of PTLs (Patient Target Lists) avoiding delays with patient pathway. The post holder will monitor and ensure patient diagnostic waiting lists are updated, accurate and regularly liaise with the Validation Team as part of RTT performance. The post holder will monitor data quality, ensuring information is accurate and appropriate for patient information. Ensure all Advice and Guidance requests are managed to meet Trust CQUIN. Ensure the Medical Secretary List available on the intranet is up to date. To receive report on removal of documents each month and action accordingly. To distribute bimonthly e-communicate sheet for the Team. To ensure there is an adequate supply of Med3 forms for the Trust and order as required and distributing to departments obtaining a signature and logging the amount of Med3 books given. Writing, reviewing, amending, implementing, auditing Standard Operating Procedures and Processes for all Medical Secretarial functions as required and assessing impact on other areas of the Trust.