Job summaryDo you thrive on a challenge? Are you methodical with the drive to succeed? Have you got the determination and desire to make a real difference to the lives of people in East Suffolk and North Essex?Due to a recent promotion within the department, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the General Surgery team at Colchester hospital as an Operational Co-ordinator.This opportunity will allow you to play a major role in the continuing development of service delivery for the benefit of our patients where care and compassion are central to everything we do.You will have the opportunity to further develop your operational and management skills in a supportive and innovative atmosphere, including staff and business management. This is your chance to become a key part of a large, innovative and forward thinking organisation.You will work alongside the service manager and an engaged team of dedicated healthcare professionals in a fast pace and challengingenvironment to ensure a high quality service is provided to our patients.Main duties of the jobYou will be responsible for ensuring that day to day activity runs smoothly, liaising with multiple stakeholders both within and externally to theTrust.In addition, you will manage the administrative team within general surgery, supporting them to move patients through their treatmentpathways within appropriate timescales.You will be accountable for theatre and clinical utilisation and overseeing the medical staffing rota. You will need to have a working knowledge of NHS performance standards pertaining to 18 week referral to treatment targets as well as cancertreatment standards.You will also encourage high performance from the staff, with the aim to maintain a high quality comprehensive service.You will ideally have a proven track record of meeting deadlines and experience within a healthcare setting. You will also need to be a skilledcommunicator with dogged determination.Whilst we are ideally looking for someone with relevant experience an individual with demonstrable transferable skills would be considered. Adevelopmental role would be considered for the right applicant.You must be a 'team player' working in a way that encourages high performance from other staff, with the aim of maintaining efficiency within the department. We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual for this position.If you would like to be part of this dynamic team, we want to hear from you.About usWe are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8AJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.Person SpecificationExperienceEssentialPrevious experience in managing staffWorking in a multidisciplinary environmentProven ability to achieve objectivesDesirablePrevious experience of managing staff within the NHS.Previous medical secretary experienceKnowledgeEssentialWider knowledge of DOH and NHSKnowledge of performance managementKnowledge and expertise in all Microsoft applicationsDesirableKnowledge of NHS IT systemsQualificationsEssentialManagement/Business/Administration degree or proven management experience at equivalent level.Leadership courses/ qualification or commitment to work towardsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer detailsEmployer nameEast Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation TrustAddressColchester HospitalTurner RoadColchesterCO4 5JLEmployer's websitehttps://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)