Booking Coordinator for Ophthalmology Injection Service


Location
Gorleston-on-Sea, England
Salary
£25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
Profession
Appointments administrator
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
18 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
05 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

11 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Able to work under pressure

  • Skills

    Able to understand and analyse waiting list data accurately and identify problems

  • Skills

    Accuracy and attention to detail

  • Skills

    IT skills

  • Skills

    Ability to prioritise

  • Skills

    Ability to identify and solve problems

  • Skills

    Knowledge of Trust procedures and Policies

  • Skills

    Knowledge of NHS targets

  • Skills

    Knowledge of RTT pathways

  • Experience

    Experience in a reception/ coordinator role within the NHS.

  • Qualification

    Minimum of 4 GCSE or equivalent including English

Desirable

2 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Knowledge of ERS

  • Qualification

    NVQ Level 2 in customer care

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a friendly, organised and dynamic person to join our established Booking Co-Ordinator team with the Ophthalmology AMD Department.

The role of the Booking Co-Ordinator is to provide a high quality administrative service, ensuring that the patient booking pathway is uncomplicated, efficient and helpful, reflecting the Trust’s values and meeting the Trust’s performance objectives for outpatients.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be required to have good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work, accurate documentation presentation and attention to detail, able to work as part of a team, punctual and reliable, awareness and understanding of the importance of confidentiality, polite, adaptable, with a willingness to learn.

Applicants should be enthusiastic and self-motivated, with a minimum 12 months experience in an NHS environment in a Receptionist/Outpatient Assistant/Coordinator role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post-holder will be required to provide a highly efficient administrative service to the Ophthalmology Department, booking injection appointments for patients.

Flexible working may be required in order to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for this role, the Job Description provides the detailed job responsibilities and the requirements please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

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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This advert is for Booking Coordinator for Ophthalmology Injection Service with James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Gorleston-on-Sea, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Appointments administrator role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Oct 2026.

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