Job summary INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD AT BRANSHOLME HEALTH CENTRE ON TUESDAY 11TH MARCH 2025 We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic administrator to join our friendly team. You will be providing administrative support to the James Alexander Family Practices (JAFP) site at Princes Avenue, Hull. The lead administrator position is a busy and varied role, working in collaboration with the Strategic Lead, Operational Lead and other admin colleagues, to support the administrative team and the wider clinical team. Main duties of the job As Admin Services Lead, you will have excellent IT and communication skills. As well as being organised and will need to be flexible and reactive to current requests and demands, whilst managing your own workload. As the Admin Services Lead, you will oversee the day to day running of the admin office spaces and administrative tasks. You will be responsible for providing monthly supervision and annual appraisals to the other administrators within the team. You will also receive monthly supervision and annual appraisal. You will have the opportunity to do additional training and to develop your skills and knowledge, while utilising all the resources available within JAFP to support your career pathway. This role is primarily based at Princes Medical Centre in Hull, but there will be requirements for you to, at times, support our other site based in Bransholme, Hull. Therefore, access to transport is preferable. Your working hours will be 40 hours per week, covering Monday to Friday on a week one and week two pattern within our core hours of service, between 07:30-18:30. There will also be the requirement to take staff sick calls from 07:00am on a rota basis, this will attract a supplement payment. About us James Alexander Family Practice is a large Primary Care Organisation, delivering General Practice services across two sites; with practices at Bransholme Health Centre and Princes Medical Centre. Patient-centred care is at the heart of our organisation, with one of our key objectives being to provide a high-quality service to our patients. Our total list size is over 21,000 patients with over 13,000 registered at Bransholme, and over 8,000 at Princes Avenue. We have a wide and diverse clinical team of both medical and non-medical staff with a range of staff including Clinical Practitioners, First Contact Physiotherapists, GP Assistants, Practice Nurses, Health Care Assistants and a Mental Health Practitioner. We also have a dedicated in-house Pharmacy Team. We work closely with the Primary Care Network; Marmot PCN and both get support from and support the PCN. James Alexander Family Practice recognises the importance of personal interests and family life and works to create a healthy work/life balance for all staff. Regular staff activities are arranged outside of work to support and maintain staff emotional wellbeing, recent events have included walking with alpacas and wine tasting. We have staff health and wellbeing weeks throughout year where staff get access to activities such as massages, reiki and jewellery making through the working week. We actively take part in events to support local organisations and charities. Date posted 18 February 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number A1691-25-0001 Job locations Princes Medical Centre Princes Avenue Hull HU5 3QA Job description Job responsibilities The Admin Services Lead plays a key role in managing the administrative functions of the organisation, ensuring efficient patient services, compliance with NHS regulations and effective support for the administrative team. The role involves supervising the administrative team, optimising workflows and maintaining high standards of patient care and confidentiality. You will be required to produce documents, reports and agendas, including taking minutes at a variety of meetings, such as formal HR meetings. You will work closely with the Operational Lead to monitor the administrative team KPI's and will assist the Operational Lead in producing monthly and annual performance reports. You will maintain and update administrative policies and procedures to improve efficiency. You will ensure compliance with NHS policies, GDPR and confidentiality regulations. The Admin Services Lead role will include involvement in the recruitment of new administrative staff, while providing supervision, annual appraisals and training of other administrative staff within the team. You will be required to undertake general administrative tasks; this includes ordering stationery and other non-clinical stock ordering. You will be responsible for creating and managing the Admin, Secretary and Summariser Rotas, making ad-hoc changes as required. The Admin Services Lead role will be the first point of contact for all patient feedback received into the organisation, including responding to and resolving patient concerns, implementing strategies to improve the patient experience. You will be required to support and work closely with the Admin Services Lead based at our Bransholme site, providing cross cover during periods of leave and ensuring standardised and consistent processes at each site. You will be required to complete staff return to work meetings for staff returning to work from periods of sickness and personal leave. You will be responsible for carrying out low-medium level Investigatory Meetings. The successful applicant will also be responsible for performance management of the Admin, Secretarial and Summariser Teams, carrying out documented conversations and providing support and training as required. You will be responsible for dealing with day-to-day issues relating to IT equipment and any admin and clinical area issues. The Admin Services Lead will be the Main Fire Warden for the Princes site. You will also need to be an excellent team player, with strong personal resilience. Job description Job responsibilities The Admin Services Lead plays a key role in managing the administrative functions of the organisation, ensuring efficient patient services, compliance with NHS regulations and effective support for the administrative team. The role involves supervising the administrative team, optimising workflows and maintaining high standards of patient care and confidentiality. You will be required to produce documents, reports and agendas, including taking minutes at a variety of meetings, such as formal HR meetings. You will work closely with the Operational Lead to monitor the administrative team KPI's and will assist the Operational Lead in producing monthly and annual performance reports. You will maintain and update administrative policies and procedures to improve efficiency. You will ensure compliance with NHS policies, GDPR and confidentiality regulations. The Admin Services Lead role will include involvement in the recruitment of new administrative staff, while providing supervision, annual appraisals and training of other administrative staff within the team. You will be required to undertake general administrative tasks; this includes ordering stationery and other non-clinical stock ordering. You will be responsible for creating and managing the Admin, Secretary and Summariser Rotas, making ad-hoc changes as required. The Admin Services Lead role will be the first point of contact for all patient feedback received into the organisation, including responding to and resolving patient concerns, implementing strategies to improve the patient experience. You will be required to support and work closely with the Admin Services Lead based at our Bransholme site, providing cross cover during periods of leave and ensuring standardised and consistent processes at each site. You will be required to complete staff return to work meetings for staff returning to work from periods of sickness and personal leave. You will be responsible for carrying out low-medium level Investigatory Meetings. The successful applicant will also be responsible for performance management of the Admin, Secretarial and Summariser Teams, carrying out documented conversations and providing support and training as required. You will be responsible for dealing with day-to-day issues relating to IT equipment and any admin and clinical area issues. The Admin Services Lead will be the Main Fire Warden for the Princes site. You will also need to be an excellent team player, with strong personal resilience. Person Specification Qualifications Desirable NVQ Level 3 in Business & Administration or the equivalent level of experience and knowledge. Experience Essential Experience of working as part of an admin team. Previous experience in an administrative leadership role, preferably within a GP surgery or healthcare setting. High level of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality. Desirable Experience of working in General Practice. Strong knowledge of NHS procedures, medical terminology and clinical systems (EMIS Web). Excellent organisational, problem-solving and multitasking skills. Strong leadership and team management abilities. Experience handing patient complaints and resolving conflicts. Experience of handling high volumes of telephone calls. Note taking. Knowledge and skills Essential Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Excellent IT skills and knowledge of all Microsoft Office Packages. Knowledge of routine and non-routine administrative procedures acquired through qualification or experience. Person Specification Qualifications Desirable NVQ Level 3 in Business & Administration or the equivalent level of experience and knowledge. Experience Essential Experience of working as part of an admin team. Previous experience in an administrative leadership role, preferably within a GP surgery or healthcare setting. High level of professionalism, discretion and confidentiality. Desirable Experience of working in General Practice. Strong knowledge of NHS procedures, medical terminology and clinical systems (EMIS Web). Excellent organisational, problem-solving and multitasking skills. Strong leadership and team management abilities. Experience handing patient complaints and resolving conflicts. Experience of handling high volumes of telephone calls. Note taking. Knowledge and skills Essential Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Excellent IT skills and knowledge of all Microsoft Office Packages. Knowledge of routine and non-routine administrative procedures acquired through qualification or experience. Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Employer details Employer name James Alexander Family Practice Address Princes Medical Centre Princes Avenue Hull HU5 3QA Employer's website https://www.jamesalexanderfamilypractice.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)