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Job summary

Main area
Admin & Clerical
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8am - 8pm service - with rota in place)
Job ref
293-CSEP-0657
Employer
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Orsman Road
Town
Haggerston, London
Salary
£34,186 - £37,389 p.a. inc.
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/04/2026 23:59

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Patient Pathway Coordinator

Band 4

 

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Job overview

We are recruiting two Band 4 Patient Pathway Coordinators to join our Patient Administration Team. These roles are ideal for individuals with strong RTT and eRS experience who are committed to delivering high‑quality patient pathway management.

Working closely with clinical and administrative teams, the postholders will ensure that patient bookings, clinic management tasks, and eRS worklists are completed accurately, efficiently, and in line with Trust standards.

Main duties of the job

Key duites include: 

  • Monitor and review patient care and/or treatment progress using the Patient Tracking List.
  • Identify from the Tracking List the next steps in the patient care pathway in line with clinical need (peer review).
  • Receive patient referrals and administer in line with timings and requirements as set out in Trust and National policies
  • Provide day-to-day supervision and oversight of duties for the department’s administrators.
  • Providing support for day-to-day queries from administrators.
  • Responsible for collecting and updating patient information on the relevant databases in line with local policy,

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Detailed job description and main 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 on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A Level or equivalent
  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to confidently deal with the public and manage a range of patient calls
  • Able to organise own workload & Able to work under pressure and in stressful situations
  • Excellent verbal communication skills and telephone manner & Good written communication skills
  • Computer literate with good keyboard skills
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to continue personal development and training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with the public
  • Experience of data collection and data entry
  • Experience of working in administration/customer service
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Experience of improving performance
  • Experience of supervising others
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using hospital administration electronic patient record systems
  • Experience of Microsoft Packages (Excel
  • Experience of working in a contact center
  • Knowledge of eRS system

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge/understanding of patient confidentiality
  • Knowledge/understanding of the need for accurate data
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of good customer care standards

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Work flexibly as required
  • Awareness of Equal Opportunities
  • Committed to delivering patient-centred services
  • Caring attitude
  • Highly motivated
  • Commitment to staff rotation
  • Demonstrate an understanding of Trust values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Elliot Donaldson
Job title
Patient Administration Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07985418973
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