Patient Services Team Leader

Are you looking for a new exciting opportunity on a Fixed Term Basis of 12 months? We are looking for an experienced Patient Services Team Leader with people management and healthcare experience to join us and head up our Patient Services Team who are responsible for looking after our community ophthalmology services. This role will be based in Rochdale, but we support the delivery of eye care treatments throughout the North West as well as in Yorkshire and Winchester.

You will report directly to our Patient Services Manager and will be a member of the local management team which includes other heads of department and clinical leads. As a Team Lead you and your team will promote great patient experience, maintain high quality patient records, support the clinical teams to deliver excellent care and will work closely with the other members of the management and senior teams to inform the business of insightful patient data to help make better operational decisions.

What you can expect in return

• being part of a friendly and supportive team
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• The support you need to grow in your role and continue your professional development

• Supervise, support, and develop a team of Patient Services Assistants
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings and performance appraisals
• Manage staff rotas, annual leave, and sickness cover to ensure adequate staffing levels.
• Facilitate staff training and induction for new team members.
• Ensure the delivery of a high-quality, patient-focused administrative service including telephone management and improvement of patient satisfaction objectives.
• Handle escalated patient queries and complaints professionally and effectively.
• Oversee reception as necessary and call-handling processes to maintain service standards.

• Previous experience in a healthcare setting with a good level of understanding of referral management systems and managing patient pathways
• Management qualification NVQ level 4 in Business Administration would be desirable but is not essential
• Experience in a private healthcare setting would be an advantage
• An ability to demonstrate critical reasoning skills and decision making

We will contact all shortlisted candidate but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

At Practice Plus Group, we currently deliver more than 70 different healthcare services across the UK with some of these services being rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. Our healthcare services include hospitals and surgical centres and we are proud to be the UK's leading independent provider of healthcare services in over 40 prisons. We also lead the way in the design and delivery of Integrated Urgent Care.