Senior Medical Administrator

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Medical Administrator in the Anaesthetic Department to provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to Consultants and the clinical team.

You will manage correspondence, coordinate administrative processes, and support patient pathways and departmental activities to ensure safe and efficient patient care within the Trust. Flexibility to cover across teams and uphold professional standards is essential.

Qualifications

• Healthcare administration experience preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to Consultants and the clinical team.
• Coordinate administrative processes and support patient pathways within the Anaesthetic Department.
• Assist with workload management and cross-cover within the administration teams as required.

Job description

The Senior Medical Administrator is a key member of the Anaesthetic Department, providing comprehensive administrative and secretarial support to Consultants, medical staff and the wider clinical team. The post holder plays an essential role in ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of patient services by managing correspondence, coordinating administrative processes and supporting clinical activities on a day to day basis.

Working closely with clinicians, managers and multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will act as a central point of contact, ensuring effective communication and high standards of administrative support. They will oversee and coordinate workload within the administration team when required, provide guidance to colleagues and contribute to the effective management of patient pathways and departmental activities.

The role requires flexibility to meet service demands, including providing cross-cover across administration teams and supporting continuous service delivery. The post holder will be expected to identify opportunities for service improvement, maintain confidentiality, uphold professional standards and contribute to a positive team culture.

As a senior member of the team, the post holder will act as a role model, demonstrating the values and behaviours of the Trust while supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe and compassionate care for patients across the Anaesthetic Department, To work as part of a clerical team to support a defined team of Clinicians. To provide a comprehensivesecretarial and administration support service to the Consultants, medical staff, clinical teams anddepartment (thereafter called Clinical Team) on a day to day basis. To ensure alignment with the DirectClinical Care time of the Clinical Teams for whom they support, flexibility from the core hours may berequired and will be determined locally depending on the needs of the service. To supervise and oversee the workload allocation of the administration team when required. It is expected that cross-cover is provided within the administration teams and within the Directorate as and when required. To support the delivery ofa high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model toothers in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate JPUH's Trust Values and Behaviours.

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.