Appointments and referrals coordinator


Location
Wakefield, England
Salary
£25760.00 to £27476.00
Profession
Appointments administrator
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
28 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
13 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

38 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Other

    Ability to satisfy Occupational Health screening

  • Other

    Adaptable and flexible according to the demands of the service.

  • Other

    Understanding of need to maintain confidentiality

  • Experience

    Experience of working with multiple computer software programmes such as Microsoft Office, SystmOne, ICE

  • Experience

    Working within a multidisciplinary team

  • Experience

    Experience of working in a customer service environment

  • Experience

    Excellent communication skills to overcome barriers of understanding

  • Experience

    Working in a demanding and fast paced environment and ability to cope with regular interruptions and changes to work priorities

  • Experience

    Experience of collating data

  • Experience

    Ability to organise self, working to deadlines and ensuring quality standards.

  • Experience

    Experience of scheduling / coordination activities and/or resources.

  • Qualifications

    Sound educational background 5 GCSE’s Grade C/4 or above

  • Qualifications

    NVQ 3 in Business Administration or equivalent experience

  • Qualifications

    ECDL or equivalent

  • Personal Attributes

    Confidence in own abilities

  • Personal Attributes

    Ability to establish effective working relationships

  • Personal Attributes

    Strong attention to detail and accuracy

  • Personal Attributes

    Self-motivated

  • Personal Attributes

    Excellent communication skills

  • Personal Attributes

    Team worker

  • Personal Attributes

    Flexible approach to working arrangements

  • Personal Attributes

    Analytical skills

  • Personal Attributes

    Aptitude for problem solving

  • Personal Attributes

    Polite and friendly manner

  • Personal Attributes

    Resilient when working under pressure

  • Skills and Abilities

    Computer literate – experience of using all Microsoft packages

  • Skills and Abilities

    Excellent organisational skills

  • Skills and Abilities

    Able to work under pressure & to strict deadlines

  • Skills and Abilities

    Able to work effectively across departmental boundaries

  • Skills and Abilities

    Demonstrate effective written, verbal and telephone communication skills with team/clients/relatives, using sensitivity and diplomacy when required

  • Skills and Abilities

    Demonstrate knowledge of dealing with public/conflict

  • Skills and Abilities

    Demonstrate a caring manner with an understanding disposition

  • Skills and Abilities

    High standard of accuracy

  • Skills and Abilities

    Flexibility and able to adapt to change

  • Skills and Abilities

    Frequent prolonged use of IT and telephones

  • Knowledge and Awareness

    Understanding of current challenges facing the NHS locally and nationally

  • Knowledge and Awareness

    Knowledge of the GDPR and awareness of confidentiality.

  • Knowledge and Awareness

    Awareness of own limitations.

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Knowledge of NHS standards and targets

  • Experience

    Communication with patients in a healthcare setting

  • Qualifications

    NVQ 3 in Customer Service

  • Skills and Abilities

    Understanding of office practice and procedures

  • Skills and Abilities

    Understanding of medical terminology

  • Skills and Abilities

    Ability to react to unpredictable issues

  • Knowledge and Awareness

    Awareness of Health & Safety issues

  • Knowledge and Awareness

    Awareness of Moving & Handling issues.

Job summary

An Exciting opportunity to join the Women's Booking team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, highly motivated, and enthusiastic individual to join our busy operational team within Womens Services and work closely with the existing Women's Booking team.

This post offers an excellent chance to work closely with the Women's Operational team and use your skills and experience within an expanding and innovative service.

This post is a Full Time position, working over 5 days (Monday - Friday), Predominately based at Dewsbury Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Manage and coordinate patient appointments, including booking, cancelling, rearranging, and monitoring clinics in line with Trust policies and waiting time targets.

Maintain and accurately update patient records and referral information on systems such as SystmOne, electronic referral systems, and other digital healthcare platforms.

Monitor and manage patient pathways, ensuring patients progress safely and appropriately through routine, urgent, cancer, and acute care pathways.

Extract, analyse, and prioritise patient data using Excel and Patient Tracking Lists (PTLs) to support waiting list management and service performance targets.

Process, track, and distribute referrals, ensuring timely clinical triage and escalating any risks, delays, or safeguarding concerns.

Manage specialty email inboxes and internal appointment requests, responding promptly to clinical priorities and service demands.

Support clinic capacity management by identifying and resolving scheduling issues and escalating capacity risks where required.

Provide high-quality telephone and administrative support, acting as a key point of contact for patients, carers, clinicians, and external stakeholders.

Communicate sensitive information with empathy and professionalism, including handling complaints, concerns, and safeguarding-related issues.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Details

  • Date posted: 13 October 2026
  • Pay scheme: Agenda for change
  • Band: Band 3
  • Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: 001623
  • Job locations: Pindefields Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4DG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

  • Sound education background 5 GCSE's Grade c/4 or above
  • NVQ 3 in Business Administration or Equivalent experience
  • Experience of working with multiple software programmes such as Microsoft Office, SystmOne, ICE
  • Working within a Multidisciplinary Team
  • Working in a demanding and fast paced environment and ability to cope with regular interruptions and changes to work priorities
  • Experience of scheduling/coordination activities and/or resources
  • Ability to organise self, working to deadlines and ensuring quality standards.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.

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