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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-8077497
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£31,554 - £33,270 Per Annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/09/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 3 Cardiology Cathlab Admin & Clerical officer

NHS AfC: Band 3

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

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Job overview

We are advertising for  1 x Cardiology Cathlab Admin & Clerical officer for the Cardiology admin team at the Royal Free. The post holder will be expected to work dynamically across all areas of the service when required.

Please see attached the JD & PS for more information

 

Main duties of the job

A Band 3 Cath Lab Coordinator is an essential administrative and operational role within the NHS. Acting as the central hub of the department, the coordinator ensures that cardiac diagnostic and interventional procedure lists run seamlessly, patients are scheduled accurately.

Utilizing hospital computer systems such as Cerner, to log patient outcomes, open or close treatment access plans, and update medical electronic records.

Communicating constantly with cardiologists, nurses, radiographers, and cardiac physiologists to align staff availability with scheduled lists.

Acting as a welcoming and empathetic face or voice for patients, relatives, and carers who may be highly anxious about their upcoming heart procedures.

Managing patient cancellations at short notice and proactively filling vacant slots to ensure the lab operates at full capacity.

The post-holder must play a proactive role in collecting, investigating, verifying and recording a high standard of patient demographic and treatment data. The post holder must accurately and in a timely manner enter such information on the computerised patient information system, to ensure that the trust receives the appropriate level of income for patient activity, avoids the potential clinical risks inherent with inaccurate patient records and is compliant with national NHS targets (e.g. on data quality and length of patient wait). 

Please see attached the JD & PS for more information

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience of working with the public and/or patients in a healthcare environment
  • Experience of managing and prioritising own workload and working to deadlines
  • Experience of dealing with non-routine and complex problems
  • Experience of interaction with all levels of staff
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Ward administrator experience

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Cerner & Using Cerner Fluently
  • Awareness of National and Trust pathway targets (such as 18 week RTT target)
  • Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
  • Ability to use databases
  • Excellent organisational skills with meticulous attention to detail
  • Ability to confidently interact and share knowledge with staff at all levels
  • Proof of continuous learning and development
  • Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
Desirable criteria
  • Good level of computer literacy skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and databases

Education and professional qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma level qualification or equivalent experience
  • English and Maths at GCSE level or equivalent
  • Courses / further study attended to demonstrate evidence of personal development
  • Knowledge of medical terminology

Royal Free shared commitments

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Hongxiang Luc
Job title
Clinical Pathway manager
Email address
[email protected]
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