# Pathway Navigator/Validator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pathway-navigatorvalidator/b27ea2e5-9baf-416b-b759-070415adb81e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pathway-navigatorvalidator/b27ea2e5-9baf-416b-b759-070415adb81e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 14 hours per week (Thursday & Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-26T12:43:10.012Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Southport/Mersey_West_Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8079631 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8079631?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sthk.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Pathway Navigator/Validator - 14 hours Based across both sites of Ormskirk District General and Southport District General. An exciting opportunity has arisen within the 18 week Pathway Team, and we are looking to recruit a Band 3, Patient Pathway Navigator/Validator. The Pathway Navigator will validate data to ensure a true representation of a patient's treatment pathway is recorded and reported. This requires the formation of close links with Directorate teams in order to expedite patient pathways/treatment. The Navigator is responsible for providing accurate and timely data, in order to identify patients who may breach national targets. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and organisational skills, excel spread sheets and be able to work to tight deadlines. The primary role will be to validate the open pathways across the organisation and action as necessary in accordance with protocols. This role is crucial in the delivery of our efficiency work and will involve close working with the CBU Directorate managers, operational service managers, medical secretaries and clinicians. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and will have the ability to forge and maintain good working relationships with colleagues. The ability to manage a very busy workload is essential, as is the ability to quickly find solutions and to identify and focus on critical issues when decision making. Knowledge of patient pathway management is desirable as is an understanding of the electronic patient record. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see job description and person specification for further information Advert date: Closing date: Shortlisting date: Interview date: Please note this advert will close early upon receipt of sufficient applications ## Job Details Pathway Navigator/Validator - 14 hours Based across both sites of Ormskirk District General and Southport District General. An exciting opportunity has arisen within the 18 week Pathway Team, and we are looking to recruit a Band 3, Patient Pathway Navigator/Validator. The Pathway Navigator will validate data to ensure a true representation of a patient's treatment pathway is recorded and reported. This requires the formation of close links with Directorate teams in order to expedite patient pathways/treatment. The Navigator is responsible for providing accurate and timely data, in order to identify patients who may breach national targets. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and organisational skills, excel spread sheets and be able to work to tight deadlines. The primary role will be to validate the open pathways across the organisation and action as necessary in accordance with protocols. This role is crucial in the delivery of our efficiency work and will involve close working with the CBU Directorate managers, operational service managers, medical secretaries and clinicians. ## Job Description The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and will have the ability to forge and maintain good working relationships with colleagues. The ability to manage a very busy workload is essential, as is the ability to quickly find solutions and to identify and focus on critical issues when decision making. Knowledge of patient pathway management is desirable as is an understanding of the electronic patient record. ## Responsibilities Please see job description and person specification for further information Advert date: Closing date: Shortlisting date: Interview date: Please note this advert will close early upon receipt of sufficient applications ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to sit and work at a VDU for long periods of time - Frequent requirement for prolonged concentration - Occasionally indirect exposure whilst viewing patients records - Willingness to work across site on occasions as required - Prolonged use of VDU ### Skills **Essential** - Good interpersonal skills with a range of people at different levels - Excellent attention to detail, reliably check and record data, identify anomalies and be able to self-check work completed - Accurate key board skills - Demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills - Be proactive in contributing to service improvement - To use multiple clinical information systems and databases to understand and coordinate patients' pathways - Work accurately and Methodically ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English Language Grade C or above - Computer skill, ECDL, or equivalent ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Previous NHS experience - Knowledge of Medical Terminology - MS Office – primarily excel **Desirable** - Knowledge of Medway - Knowledge of the 18 week rule ## Documents - [health risk form (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10372108) - [job description (docx, 164.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371650) - [staff benefits at mwl (pdf, 5.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2916) - [person specification (docx, 60.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10371651) - [mwl recruitment journey (pdf, 884.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2902) - [helpful tips to complete your application form (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2901) ## 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.