
Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Ability
Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
- Skills and Ability
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to organise workload effectively and prioritise to meet deadlines
- Skills and Ability
Ability to work individually or as part of a team and demonstrate effective time management skills
- Experience & Knowledge
Previous experience working in a busy/demanding administrative role
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of working in a supervisory capacity
- Experience & Knowledge
Knowledge and experience of working with RTT (Referral to Treatment) waiting list procedures
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of providing waiting list reports for management teams
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience of taking, transcribing and distributing departmental meeting minutes
- Education, Training and Qualifications
A good standard of English to GCSE/O Level (A-C grade) or equivalent with evidence of excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Education, Training and Qualifications
Advanced level IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications, particularly Exce
- Communications, Planning, Organisational & Interpersonal Skills
Excellent communication skills
- Communications, Planning, Organisational & Interpersonal Skills
Evidence of prioritising, working under pressure and managing workload
- Communications, Planning, Organisational & Interpersonal Skills
Ability to communicate routine information with members of the team, patients and carers
- Communications, Planning, Organisational & Interpersonal Skills
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing using persuasion, negotiation and tact
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience & Knowledge
Knowledge of Patient Administration Systems
- Experience & Knowledge
Experience in training and developing staff
- Education, Training and Qualifications
NVQ III in Business Administration or equivalent knowledge and skills
- Communications, Planning, Organisational & Interpersonal Skills
Demonstrates adaptability to changing situations and an eagerness to learn
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen within the Imaging Department to be a Pathway Team Leader, supporting across UHDB Imaging sites. Primary base will be discussed at interview, but it will include cross site working. This is a great opportunity to expand on your leadership knowledge and experience. You will be working alongside Pathway Team Leader colleagues and managing an Admin team together with collaborative working with our Clinical teams and Clinical Managers.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have demonstrable communication & relationship skills, be an enthusiastic & motivated leader & team player, with problem solving skills. You will require high levels of tact, diplomacy & confidentiality, with the ability to prioritise your own workload effectively to enabling you to day to day manage.
The main duties include;
- Working alongside Clinical managers to ensure effective service delivery including utilisation of capacity and assessing demand.
- Implementing and developing admin protocols and processes.
- Managing our administration staff. Including involvement in HR processes.
- Waiting List management.
- Supporting in the delivery of training and developing our admin teams.
- Actively involved in recruitment and retention of admin staff.
- Collaborative working with both clinical and non clinical colleagues to develop our service needs
- Working alongside Pathway Team Leader colleagues to maintain and develop our service.
Closing date of applications: 28 October 2026
Interview date: 11 November 2026
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
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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.
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This advert is for Pathway Team Leader with University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust in Derby, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Team leader role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro/rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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