18-Week RTT Team Lead — Pathway & Data Quality

OUH; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an organised 18-week RTT Team Leader to support elective care delivery. You will lead the corporate RTT Validation Team and ensure waiting lists and Patient Tracking Lists comply with national RTT rules and the Trust Elective Access Policy.

You will oversee daily workload, develop data quality processes and provide training and line management to team members, helping improve pathway accuracy and patient access.

Qualifications

• 18-Week RTT/Trust Elective Access Policy
• Trust policies and procedures

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day line management, supervision and support to the corporate RTT Validation Team.
• Planning, coordinating and prioritising validation work across RTT cohorts, with a focus on chronological pathway management and risk reduction.
• Ensuring patients are managed in accordance with national RTT rules, local access policies and agreed operating procedures.
• Supporting the accurate and timely validation of Patient Tracking Lists across outpatient and inpatient pathways.
• Working with clinical and operational teams to resolve pathway queries, improve data quality and support effective waiting list management.
• Identifying, escalating and supporting the resolution of data quality issues, potential breaches, operational risks and training needs.
• Producing, interpreting and presenting validation reports, pathway information and performance data to support planning, forecasting and service improvement.
• Supporting capacity and demand discussions where validation data informs operational planning.
• Promoting high standards of administration, confidentiality, information governance and patient-focused working.
• Providing appropriate cover within the team during periods of leave, vacancy or absence.

Education

Advanced level of education (Educated to degree level / equivalent experience)

Job description

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an organised 18-week RTT Team Leader to support elective care delivery. You will lead the corporate RTT Validation Team and ensure waiting lists and Patient Tracking Lists comply with national RTT rules and the Trust Elective Access Policy.

You will oversee daily workload, develop data quality processes and provide training and line management to team members, helping improve pathway accuracy and patient access.