Operational Coordinator - Women's Services

Job overview

Are you an organised, proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment? Do you want a role where your work genuinely makes a difference to women every single day?

We’re looking for an Operational Coordinator to join our Gynaecology and Maternity Services at Ipswich Hospital. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key operational role within a supportive, multidisciplinary service at the heart of patient care.

We are looking for experienced individual in an operational, administrative, or coordination role (NHS or healthcare experience desirable), with strong organisational and time-management skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, confident working with data, systems and multiple stakeholders.

Please be advise we can close the advert earlier if sufficient number of application received.

Main duties of the job

As an Operational Coordinator, you’ll be central to the smooth and safe running of our Gynaecology and Maternity services. Working closely with clinical teams, managers, and support services, you’ll help coordinate day-to-day operations, manage patient flow, and respond effectively to the changing demands of a busy service.

You’ll be a calm, confident presence who can prioritise, communicate clearly, and keep services running efficiently — even when things get busy.

Coordinating daily operational activity across Gynaecology and Maternity services including managing a large team of administrators. Supporting patient flow, capacity management, and escalation processes, liaising with midwives, clinicians, ward teams, and corporate services. Monitoring staffing levels and supporting safe workforce deployment, using data and systems to support effective decision-making. Contributing to service improvement and quality initiatives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.