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Patient Pathway Coordinator - LTUCC

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata)
Profession
Administrative and IT
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
09 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
25 Jun 2025

Job overview

We are looking for a Patient Pathway Coordinator  who can help us deliver an efficient, high quality medical appointments service across our Long Term and Unscheduled Care Directorate.

The successful candidate will:

  • provide efficient and effective administration services for outpatient bookings and patient pathway management.
  • prioritise their own workload to ensure registration of all referrals and booking of appointments are in line with the Trust's waiting time standards and the Trust's Patient Access Policy
  • work to defined working procedures to maximise effective use of clinic capacity and help ensure the Trust meets local and national waiting time targets.
  • accurately record information on to systems and maintain patient appointment information.

This role provides a great insight into the NHS and requires excellent inter-personal skills when communicating with patients and members of staff at all levels within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Patient Pathway Team is located in the Trust's Long Term and Unscheduled Care Directorate . They work closely with the management team to deliver an effective and efficient Outpatient Service ensuring a high level of support for patients.

The teams responsibilities includes:

  • Management of  appointments and referrals, supporting clinical teams through the triage process and booking outpatient appointments.
  • Understanding clinic templates and monitoring utilisation.
  • Monitoring waiting list and carrying out validation.
  • Patient communication via letter and telephone.
  • Building relationships with clinicians, nurses, managers and other admin teams.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

  • Clinic Creation/Changes
  • Management of clinics which includes clinic cancellations, reappointment of cancelled appointments and checking availability of clinic slots.
  • Supporting the lead Patient Pathway Coordinator to monitor capacity and manage both new and follow up waiting lists.
  • Actioning outcomes from clinics, including making follow up appointments.
  • Training staff.
  • Providing annual leave cover for  the Lead Patient Pathway Coordinator.

For further information on this position please see the Job Description and Personal Specification attached.