You will be working as part of a team of 6 medical secretaries and 10 Stroke consultants with support from the Operational team.
The role is responsible for managing a team of medical secretaries and providing comprehensive administrative, clerical, and transcription support to Consultants and their teams.
Key Responsibilities:
* Follow the Delivering Performance process for the team, considering training and development requirements.
* Support and develop an effective induction process.
* Co-ordinate team leave using Healthroster, ensuring appropriate service cover is maintained.
* Manage and monitor sickness absence of the team, reporting as necessary to Human Resources, Payroll, and senior management.
* Manage the recruitment, selection, and induction processes for new staff, ensuring policies and procedures are followed.
* Ensure effective communication through regular team meetings.
* Monitor the work environment to meet health and safety standards and recommend areas of improvement.
* Manage orders and monitor all equipment and supplies within the department considering budgetary guidelines.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected, and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK, you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. We are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Contact Information:
For further details/informal visits contact:
Name: Emma Harvey
Job title: Operations Manager Stroke & TIA
Email address: emma.harvey29@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01227 868682
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