Job Description

Patient Pathway Co-ordinator (secretary)
Fixed term 12 month post
The purpose of this post is to actively manage the administrative processes of patient pathways, ensuring a smooth and efficient service for patients throughout their treatment by the Trust.
Ensuring that all pathways are front validated at all stages of the pathway.
Actively chasing results in order to reduce treatment length of time.
To participate in providing an effective administration/typing service to the multidisciplinary team.
To ensure appointments are booked within the appropriate time frame, ensuring the patients are contacted in time for them to attend their appointment
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to actively manage the administrative processes of patient pathways, ensuring a smooth and efficient service for patients throughout their treatment by the Trust. Ensuring that all pathways are front validated at all stages of the pathway.
Actively chasing results in order to reduce treatment length of time.
Also to participate in providing an effective administration/typing service to the multidisciplinary team.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Date posted
02 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
xc2xa329,460 to xc2xa331,909 a year Per annum nc
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
259-6241113SBH-A
Job locations
Whipps Cross fHospital
London
E11 1NR
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below
Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Minimum of 3 years administration/ medical secretarial/ pathway experience or equivalent non NHS

• Keyboard skills to access and input to data systems; Competent in Microsoft Office products
• Competence with a range of IT packages, e.g. CRS and EPR
• Understanding of Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act

• Ability to use information to monitor processes, plan and initiate action

• A good level of medical terminology acquired through education, training or work experience
• ECDL or equivalent experience ie experience of a range of IT packages such as word, excel, outlook and power point
• Knowledge of 18 week pathways

• Education/ Requirements Supervisory or office management skills equivalent to certificate level
• Experience in front validating

• GCSE A Level or equivalent standard of education

• Minimum of 3 years administration/ medical secretarial/ pathway experience or equivalent non NHS

• Keyboard skills to access and input to data systems; Competent in Microsoft Office products
• Competence with a range of IT packages, e.g. CRS and EPR
• Understanding of Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act

• Ability to use information to monitor processes, plan and initiate action

• A good level of medical terminology acquired through education, training or work experience
• ECDL or equivalent experience ie experience of a range of IT packages such as word, excel, outlook and power point
• Knowledge of 18 week pathways

• Education/ Requirements Supervisory or office management skills equivalent to certificate level
• Experience in front validating

• GCSE A Level or equivalent standard of education