# Patient Pathway Co-ordinator ENT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/patient-pathway-co-ordinator-ent/8877ab00-7877-436e-a2f4-34a6e2ec8034 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/patient-pathway-co-ordinator-ent/8877ab00-7877-436e-a2f4-34a6e2ec8034.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** Harrow - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £33,262 - £36,027 pro rata pa Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T14:40:52.541Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/ENT/ENT-v7932576 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7932576?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will ensure high levels of patient and clinician satisfaction by being an accessible, patient focussed and knowledgeable point of contact. The job summary is described below: Working closely with the Team Lead, to be a key contact for the service for all patient related and administrative matters. To be the key contact for the organisation of out-patient clinics, including clinic reduction/cancellations and making of urgent appointments. Provide secretarial support to ENT services To monitor/validate patients throughout their pathway, from point of entry, escalating issues promptly, in order to ensure compliance with waiting time standards. As required, support the coordination of national and local audits by effective data collection. The successful applicant will be required to work cross site on an ad hoc basis ### Main duties of the job To support the Team Lead to ensure all administrative process are delivered to a high professional standard – including clinic letters, minutes taking. Under the instruction of the Team Lead, to cancel / reduce clinics as leave is booked and to take ownership of the clinic templates to provide the necessary micro-management of numbers to ensure that clinics are booked to capacity, but appropriately for the number of doctors in clinic. To be responsive to the need to re-prioritise the patients in clinic to meet clinical urgency and to make ad hoc urgent appointment as required. To be aware of the patients point in their pathway when re-booking patients to ensure patients are seen both within waiting time targets and as necessary for clinical urgency, and to escalate to the Team Lead if this is not possible. To track clinic outcomes to ensure that all requested tests are booked within an acceptable timeframe and to re-book out-patients appointments as required. To track when results are available and liaise with the relevant consultant to determine whether follow-up in clinic is required. Maintain an up-to-date record of patient tracking. Take responsibility for the efficient and professional handling of all telephone and email queries. As required, provide administrative support to the allocated grouping of consultants and their teams ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification. ## Job Details The post holder will ensure high levels of patient and clinician satisfaction by being an accessible, patient focussed and knowledgeable point of contact. The job summary is described below: Working closely with the Team Lead, to be a key contact for the service for all patient related and administrative matters. To be the key contact for the organisation of out-patient clinics, including clinic reduction/cancellations and making of urgent appointments. Provide secretarial support to ENT services To monitor/validate patients throughout their pathway, from point of entry, escalating issues promptly, in order to ensure compliance with waiting time standards. As required, support the coordination of national and local audits by effective data collection. The successful applicant will be required to work cross site on an ad hoc basis ## Job Description To support the Team Lead to ensure all administrative process are delivered to a high professional standard – including clinic letters, minutes taking. Under the instruction of the Team Lead, to cancel / reduce clinics as leave is booked and to take ownership of the clinic templates to provide the necessary micro-management of numbers to ensure that clinics are booked to capacity, but appropriately for the number of doctors in clinic. To be responsive to the need to re-prioritise the patients in clinic to meet clinical urgency and to make ad hoc urgent appointment as required. To be aware of the patients point in their pathway when re-booking patients to ensure patients are seen both within waiting time targets and as necessary for clinical urgency, and to escalate to the Team Lead if this is not possible. To track clinic outcomes to ensure that all requested tests are booked within an acceptable timeframe and to re-book out-patients appointments as required. To track when results are available and liaise with the relevant consultant to determine whether follow-up in clinic is required. Maintain an up-to-date record of patient tracking. Take responsibility for the efficient and professional handling of all telephone and email queries. As required, provide administrative support to the allocated grouping of consultants and their teams ## Responsibilities To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Clerical and administration experience - Extensive experience of Microsoft Office applications and database software **Desirable** - Previous NHS Experience - Experience of communicating with patients, relatives and health care professionals. - Knowledge of RTT and tracking patients ### Skills, Abilities and Attributes **Essential** - Use of IT and excel spreadsheets - Demonstrate organisational and time management skills - High standard of written and reading skills **Desirable** - Ability to prioritise own workload. - Knowledge of RTT and tracking patients ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10318047) - [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615) - [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549) ## 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.