You will be responsible for the performance of the outpatient administration team and will line manage the four members of staff.
You will work alongside our doctors and nurses to support them in the administrative tasks required to carry out the clinical work in the department. You will also be required to have a level of knowledge to explain and guide these colleagues through the several complex administrative pathways we use. You will work closely with the Service Manager to form and progress the strategy of the administration service.
We expect you to be hard working, engaged and supportive towards your colleagues. You will have to learn and practice a number of different administrative functions and to offer feedback and suggestions to improve the service, as well as supporting the team to do the same.
- Line management of four Band 4 Administration Co-ordinators, including rota management and recruitment
- Responsible for overseeing timely and accurate completion of administration functions such as appointment bookings, clinic letter management, emails, telephone calls and queries from clinical and nursing teams
- Chair admin team meetings and provide organisational and administrative support to senior clinical and leadership operational meetings
- Responsible for compiling and submitting monthly invoices for our private and corporate travel services
- To behave in a manner that supports and inspires the more junior members of the team
- The most important skills and qualities are being organised, an excellent communicator, hardworking, a receptive listener, a creative thinker, and a kind person
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2and indirect emissions by 2040.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Isobel Bond Job title: Service Manager Email address:
If you have any questions about the role and would like an informal discussion, please contact the Service Manager at