Team Coordinator

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Team Coordinator

The closing date is 29 June 2026

The Team coordinator provides comprehensive administrative support to clinical and support service teams, coordinating the daily running of administrative operations. They manage the admin secretaries to ensure proper record taking, planning of telephone/face to face enquiries, diaries, appointments, and meeting minuting, maintain accurate electronic and manual records in line with confidentiality and information governance standards, produce correspondence using Microsoft Office and digital transcription systems with high attention to detail, support patients, carers and staff by providing non clinical information and coordinating services, prioritise workload, meet deadlines, and maintain effective office systems. They also contribute to service improvement, follow Trust policies, and work collaboratively to deliver a professional, efficient, and customer focused service.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a team to provide comprehensive, efficient, and effective secretarial and administration support services to the multidisciplinary teams under the direction of the Service Manager / Professional Lead and supported by an agreed work plan. The job holder will provide day to day supervision and support for a designated admin team or teams and will be responsible for liaising with other administrative and clinical staff within Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to ensure an efficient and consistent admin support service is provided.

This role requires a strong capability in data analysis, with particular emphasis on the proficient use of Microsoft Excel to produce and interpret monthly statistical reports. The post holder will be responsible for analysing referral data and generating regular performance reports to monitor and demonstrate referral activity within the service.

Flexibility will be required by the successful applicant with regards to work base and hours, allowing provision of cover for colleagues in different areas when required.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27-33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering a variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles. This does not include Healthcare Support Workers. This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team .

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Extensive administrative and secretarial experience at NVQ 3 level or equivalent.

Skills

• Essential audio typing and minute taking skills.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude towards the implementation of new systems and new ways of working. Demonstrate empathetic and supportive interpersonal and people management skills; take a flexible approach to supporting the clinical team and be able to evidence the ability to prioritise and multitask.
• Essential communication skills - verbal, written with proficient computer skills (conversant with MS Office Suite, Care Director, BigHand, SPINE).

Values

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust