Team Leader - Gastroenterology

King's College Hospital; City Of London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London is seeking a Band 5 Team Leader for its Gastroenterology team. The role requires excellent leadership and communication skills to manage administrative staff effectively. Responsibilities include overseeing recruitment, addressing performance issues, and monitoring staff absences. The ideal candidate should have proven leadership experience and a track record of achieving measurable outcomes in patient care. This is a valuable opportunity to contribute to an outstanding Trust focused on exceptional service delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of measurable outcomes in performance, quality, and patient experience.
• Commitment to driving service quality and improvement.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing recruitment and overseeing appraisals.
• Addressing performance issues and handling complaints.
• Monitoring waiting times and managing staff absences.
• Allocating work and supporting team development.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Performance management

Ability to support team development

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Band 5, Team Leader to join our Gastroenterology team. The post holder should have excellent communication and leadership skills, and be enthusiastic and committed to leading and supporting the administrative staff.

Responsibilities

• Managing recruitment and overseeing appraisals.
• Addressing performance issues and handling complaints.
• Monitoring waiting times and managing staff absences.
• Allocating work and supporting the development and improvement of the Gastroenterology Team.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in an operational environment.
• Proven track record of measurable outcomes in performance, quality, and patient experience.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Commitment to driving service quality and improvement.

Successful applicants will need to demonstrate leadership experience in an operational environment and have a proven track record of leadership qualities that have achieved measurable outcomes in performance, quality, and patient experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly developing team, and there are many good reasons to choose us. We are an outstanding Trust where clinicians and managers work together to actively shape services that are exceptional.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.