# Patient Pathway Manager (CAT 1 ENT, Maxillofacial & Plastic Surgery)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Berkshire Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Cross-county cover at Townlands Hospital and Royal Berkshire Hospital; Shifts between 07:45 - 17:00
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday; Shifts between 07:45 - 17:00)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T14:21:46.991Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Clinical_Admin_CAT_ENT_Maxillofacial_Plastic_Surgery/Clinical_Admin_CAT_ENT_Maxillofacial_Plastic_Surgery-v8245870
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Band 6 Patient Pathway Manager (CAT Team 1 - ENT, Maxillofacial & Plastic Surgery)

Shift patterns: Monday - Friday between 07:45 - 17:00.

Cross-county cover will be required at Townlands Hospital, Henley on Thames and Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading.

The Patient Pathway Manager supports the Directorate Senior Management Team in the operational management of services, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.

Staff management and operational experience are essential to this role due to the responsibility for managing teams, maintaining service delivery, overseeing patient pathways, and ensuring national performance standards and operational targets are achieved.

### Main duties of the job

The role operates autonomously, leading the day-to-day management of patient pathways, overseeing administrative processes, monitoring performance targets, and escalating risks that may impact service delivery.

The post holder is responsible for implementing standard operating procedures, supporting service improvements, and contributing to strategic planning. In addition, the role provides direct line management to staff, including workforce planning, rota management, annual leave, sickness absence, recruitment, appraisals, mandatory training, and staff development.

This leadership role is essential in maintaining effective service delivery, achieving performance standards, supporting staff well being, and ensuring patients receive timely and safe care throughout their pathway.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Supervisory experience of administrative staff
- Data quality management
- Operational role experience

**Desirable**

- Trouble shooting EPR issues
- Knowledge of CAT patient pathways

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Staff management or equivalent experience/qualification

**Desirable**

- Educated to degree or equivalent experience/qualification

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603)
- [behaviours framework 2022 (pdf, 2.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2970)
- [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10557474)

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