Assistant Patient Pathway Co-Ordinator


Location
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 pa
Profession
Patient pathway coordinator
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
15 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
01 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

14 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Work Experience

    Experience in NHS or similar organisation

  • Work Experience

    Experience of working under pressure

  • Work Experience

    Experience of working as part of a team in a multi-disciplinary environment.

  • Work Experience

    Database experience

  • Work Experience

    Knowledge of patient pathway

  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

    Excellent written/verbal communication skills

  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

    Excellent customer care skills.

  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

    Ability to work using own initiative with excellent organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail

  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

    The ability to work under pressure, within a stressful environment, prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines

  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

    Ability to exercise judgement and take responsibility for actions

  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

    Able to promote good working relationships amongst team, colleagues and clinical staff

  • Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

    Willingness and ability to learn new IT skills and technology

  • Education/Training/Qualifications

    Good general education including GSCE in Maths or English (or equivalent)

  • Education/Training/Qualifications

    Advanced keyboard and computer skills (Microsoft office)

Desirable

2 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Work Experience

    Experience of supervising a team

  • Education/Training/Qualifications

    Patient Administration System (PAS) training

Job overview

A fantasctic opportunity has arisen within the Vascular Surgery Network.

We cover a a network based at Southmead Hospital yet manage services in Weston, Bath and Bristol.

The role is for an assistant patient pathway co-ordinator working 37.5 hours per week across Monday -Friday.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Vascular Department to join the admin team as an Assistant Patient Pathway Co-ordinator for the Vascular Network . This is a great opportunity for someone with administration skills to take the next step with their development.

Our admin team cover the Vascular Network for Bristol, Bath and Weston but are based at, Southmead Hospital.

The role will be based at Southmead Hospital 37.5 hours per week.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Vascular Patient Pathway Assistant role is to support the Patient Pathway Coordinator in working as part of a clinical team ensuring that patients are admitted efficiently for investigative treatments, diagnostic procedures and inpatient and day-case operations within national guidelines and in accordance with the trust’s Patients Access Policy. This includes: NHS Constitution, waiting time standards; Department of Health admission guidelines and booking rules.

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This advert is for Assistant Patient Pathway Co-Ordinator with North Bristol NHS Trust in Bristol, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Patient pathway coordinator role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pa. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.

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