# Inpatient Booking Coordinator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/inpatient-booking-coordinator/0060584d-c2e5-4f11-9c37-dfa0c4225091 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/inpatient-booking-coordinator/0060584d-c2e5-4f11-9c37-dfa0c4225091.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bristol - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T08:00:58.863Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/University_Hospitals_Bristol_Weston_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_ENT/Paediatric_ENT-v8095999 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8095999?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - Organisation of theatre lists in accordance with the availability of medical staff, to ensure effective utilisation and management of theatre capacity - Undertake telephone calls/queries and booking of appointments as necessary. - Assist with the smooth running of the Waiting List Department - Seek opportunities to develop the above services in accordance with the needs of the hospital. - Be responsible for entering and updating accurate information on the Careflow and Bluespier systems, in a timely way. - To maintain and manage Elective Waiting Lists to support effective patient management, within national RTT targets. - Maintenance and management of theatre appointments, in accordance with availability of medical staff. - Communicate effectively, accurately applying discretion and tact where necessary, with written, over the telephone and e-mail with patients, visitors, other trusts and external agencies. - Adopt and ensure compliance with all relevant policies - Promote and support changes to working practices, to improve service delivery. - Attend any relevant meetings, as directed by your line-manager - Undertake any other suitable task as agreed with the line-manager. ### Main duties of the job - Organisation of theatre lists in accordance with the availability of medical staff, to ensure effective utilisation and management of theatre capacity - Undertake telephone calls/queries and booking of appointments as necessary. - Assist with the smooth running of the Waiting List Department - Seek opportunities to develop the above services in accordance with the needs of the hospital. - Be responsible for entering and updating accurate information on the Careflow and Bluespier systems, in a timely way. - To maintain and manage Elective Waiting Lists to support effective patient management, within national RTT targets. - Maintenance and management of theatre appointments, in accordance with availability of medical staff. - Communicate effectively, accurately applying discretion and tact where necessary, with written, over the telephone and e-mail with patients, visitors, other trusts and external agencies. - Adopt and ensure compliance with all relevant policies - Promote and support changes to working practices, to improve service delivery. - Attend any relevant meetings, as directed by your line-manager - Undertake any other suitable task as agreed with the line-manager. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. ## Job Details Organisation of theatre lists in accordance with the availability of medical staff, to ensure effective utilisation and management of theatre capacity Undertake telephone calls/queries and booking of appointments as necessary. Assist with the smooth running of the Waiting List Department Seek opportunities to develop the above services in accordance with the needs of the hospital. Be responsible for entering and updating accurate information on the Careflow and Bluespier systems, in a timely way. To maintain and manage Elective Waiting Lists to support effective patient management, within national RTT targets. Maintenance and management of theatre appointments, in accordance with availability of medical staff. Communicate effectively, accurately applying discretion and tact where necessary, with written, over the telephone and e-mail with patients, visitors, other trusts and external agencies. Adopt and ensure compliance with all relevant policies Promote and support changes to working practices, to improve service delivery. Attend any relevant meetings, as directed by your line-manager Undertake any other suitable task as agreed with the line-manager. ## Job Description Organisation of theatre lists in accordance with the availability of medical staff, to ensure effective utilisation and management of theatre capacity Undertake telephone calls/queries and booking of appointments as necessary. Assist with the smooth running of the Waiting List Department Seek opportunities to develop the above services in accordance with the needs of the hospital. Be responsible for entering and updating accurate information on the Careflow and Bluespier systems, in a timely way. To maintain and manage Elective Waiting Lists to support effective patient management, within national RTT targets. Maintenance and management of theatre appointments, in accordance with availability of medical staff. Communicate effectively, accurately applying discretion and tact where necessary, with written, over the telephone and e-mail with patients, visitors, other trusts and external agencies. Adopt and ensure compliance with all relevant policies Promote and support changes to working practices, to improve service delivery. Attend any relevant meetings, as directed by your line-manager Undertake any other suitable task as agreed with the line-manager. ## Responsibilities For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to GCSE, grade C or above (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths - Business and Administration Level 3 NVQ or equivalent experience ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Effective and polite manner when dealing with people, both face to face and on the - Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of accuracy - Ability to work effectively in a busy team, adjust to change and motivate others - Ability to work on your own, using your own initiative, if required - Effective organisational skills - Good IT skills including Microsoft packages - Attention to detail **Desirable** - Working knowledge of admission policies and ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Clerical / administrative experience, including filing and/or reception - Experience of dealing with the public, both on the telephone and in person **Desirable** - Previous NHS experience - Experience of using a Patient Administration System ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 119.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2397) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [inpatient booking coordinator (pdf, 424.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10389663) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.