Operational Coordinator

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Operational Coordinator for its Gynaecology and Maternity Services at Ipswich Hospital. The role focuses on coordinating daily operations, patient flow, and workforce deployment, partnering with clinical teams and support services to maintain safe, efficient service delivery.

The successful candidate will have experience in operational/administrative roles, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work with data and multiple

Qualifications

• Experience in an operational, administrative, or coordination role (NHS or healthcare experience desirable).
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Confident working with data, systems and multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day operations across Gynaecology and Maternity services.
• Manage a large team of administrators.
• Support patient flow, capacity management and escalation processes.
• Liaise with midwives, clinicians, ward teams and corporate services.
• Monitor staffing levels and support safe workforce deployment using data and systems.
• Contribute to service improvement and quality initiatives.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Tools

Data systems

Job description

We're looking for an Operational Coordinator to join our Gynaecology and Maternity Services at Ipswich Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key operational role within a supportive, multidisciplinary service at the heart of patient care.

We are looking for experienced individual in an operational, administrative, or coordination role (NHS or healthcare experience desirable), with strong organisational and time-management skills.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, confident working with data, systems and multiple stakeholders.

Please be advise we can close the advert earlier if sufficient number of application received.

As an Operational Coordinator, you'll be central to the smooth and safe running of our Gynaecology and Maternity services. Working closely with clinical teams, managers, and support services, you'll help coordinate day-to-day operations, manage patient flow, and respond effectively to the changing demands of a busy service.

You'll be a calm, confident presence who can prioritise, communication clearly, and keep services running efficiently - even when things get busy.

Coordinating daily operational activity across Gynaecology and Maternity services including managing a large team of administrators.Supporting patient flow, capacity management, and escalation processes, liaising with midwives, clinicians, ward teams, and corporate services.Monitoring staffing levels and supporting safe workforce deployment,using data and systems to support effective decision-making.Contributing to service improvement and quality initiatives.

Are you an organised, proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment? Do you want a role where your work genuinely makes a difference to women every single day?

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bringwhat'swidely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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