CRV Admin Team Leader

Job overview

Working Part time: 30 hours per week

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our Cardiology, Respiratory & Vascular Department as part of our dedicated administrative team.

The post-holder act as the CRV Admin Team Leader, leading and directing the department and dealing with all correspondence and associated administrative duties. The post holder will support the assistant service manager in leading and directing a team of admin/support admin staff. A polite, friendly manner with dealing with patients/relatives and visitors/staff to the departments either face to face or over the telephone is essential. The list below is to outline the main duties involved; however this is subject to change and will vary within the given role. We ask all employees to be flexible in their role, to always ensure we are delivering Safe, Kind and Effective care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder acts as the Cardio Respiratory Vascular (CRV) Administrative Team Leader, providing comprehensive administrative leadership and support to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the service. The role involves managing and supervising the administrative team, including recruitment, training, performance management, and ensuring adequate cover at all times.

The post holder is responsible for managing clinic and investigation diaries, coordinating appointments, monitoring and maintaining waiting lists, and maximising capacity to prevent breaches in line with Trust policies. They act as a key point of contact for patients, relatives, consultants, GPs, and other departments, dealing with enquiries, complaints, and urgent requests in a professional and compassionate manner. The role also includes maintaining accurate patient records across hospital systems, producing reports and audit data, implementing new administrative procedures and systems, and ensuring compliance with information governance, confidentiality, infection control, and safeguarding requirements, while working closely with the Assistant Service Manager and multidisciplinary teams to support safe, effective, and timely patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies whcih is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.​