Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, proactive team player to join the Urology team as a Patient Pathway Co-ordinator  (Admissions Officer) at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust and within the Surgery Division.  

 The ideal candidate would have excellent communication skills, be able to work under pressure and be organised and have good time management skills.The candidate should have an ability to be able to negotiate with colleagues/staff and consultants and able to work with colleagues of all grades. 

Our Patient Pathway Co-ordinators  (Admissions Officer)  take day-to-day responsibility for the administration of Urology diagnostic and elective admissions. This includes managing waiting lists, coordinating admissions, and ensuring patients are seen in a timely way in line with national standards and the Trust’s Patient Access Policy. Ensuring  that patients are scheduled for surgery  in  line with clinical urgency, cancer waiting times and RTT. The role requires good problem solving skills and the ability to priortise workload.                                                                                                                               You will act as a key point of contact for patients and the clinical team, supporting people throughout their pathway so they receive clear information, timely admissions and a positive experience of care.                                                              
All new staff appointed to posts at the Trust are subject to a probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the culture and working environment of the Trust.

We are passionate about development and improvement.  Driven by our PRIDE values, we are at the forefront of improvement across the organisation. Changes in our models of care are heavily influenced and driven by the staff who deliver it. This programme extends to developing future leaders, through a range of opportunities, tailored to individual needs, we will help you to reach your potential – this is the ideal role for those with ambitions as future senior leaders. 

Main duties of the job

Schedule elective inpatient, day-case, and diagnostic procedures onto theatre lists in line with clinical priority, waiting time targets, and available capacity.

Prioritise patient bookings to minimise RTT breaches and support achievement of national and Trust waiting time standards.

Monitor waiting lists and identify patients approaching breach dates, taking appropriate action to ensure timely treatment.

Liaise with consultants, clinical teams, theatre coordinators, pre-assessment services, and bed management teams to coordinate admissions and maximise theatre utilisation.

Communicate with patients regarding admission dates, procedure information, cancellations, and changes to appointments in a professional and compassionate manner.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. 

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance. 

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.