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Job summary

Main area
Cardiology Department
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Contract end date)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-6241113SBH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whipps Cross fHospital
Town
London
Salary
£29,460 - £31,909 Per annum nc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Patient Pathway Co-ordinator (secretary)

Band 4

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.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

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 below

Person specification

Experience

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

Skills

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

Knowledge

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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE A Level or equivalent standard of education

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Pooja Pathak
Job title
Service Delivery Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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