Admissions Coordinator | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Admissions Coordinator to manage ENT elective admissions with a patient-focused approach. The role involves accurate data input, maintaining data-on-data systems, and ensuring standard operating procedures are followed.

You will provide senior administrative support to clinicians and actively contribute to effective patient pathways. The successful candidate will coordinate data, appointments, and communications, working

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative roles within healthcare or hospital settings.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Proven ability to input and maintain data accurately.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Customer-focused with ability to manage patient expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead administrative coordination for ENT elective admissions, ensuring timely processing and accurate data entry.
• Provide comprehensive senior administrative support to clinicians and teams to enable elective admissions.
• Monitor patient pathways and update hospital systems (e.g., PTL) in line with policies.
• Attend required meetings and liaise with other departments to manage patient pathways.
• Explain complex admission information to patients and carers clearly and compassionately.

Skills

Administration

Coordination

Data entry

Data systems

Patient service

Job description

Admissions Coordinator | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

To deliver a professional, comprehensive, and efficient level of administration and coordination for ENT elective admissions, consistently ensuring a patient-focused service which promotes good customer service and effective working relationships.

The post holder will oversee the accurate and timely inputting and maintaining of data-on-data systems, together with the associated correspondence, ensuring standard operating procedures are applied.

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Interview date 20.11.2026

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To deliver a professional, comprehensive, and efficient level of administration and coordination for elective admissions, consistently ensuring a patient-focused service which promotes good customer service and effective working relationships.

The post holder will oversee the accurate and timely inputting and maintaining of data-on-data systems, together with the associated correspondence, ensuring standard operating procedures are applied.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.

Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Proactive coordination of elective admissions in accordance with national and locally defined policies and standards, inclusive of ensuring pre-operative assessment and associated appointments have been undertaken, arrangement of specialist equipment or beds have been arranged and clinicians have reviewed and agreed to the case mix on their list.

Provision of a comprehensive senior administration service to clinicians and teams within a designated specialty, to support the provision of elective admissions for their areas. Escalating capacity or other issues as appropriate.

Monitoring of patient pathways, inclusive of updating relevant MKUH systems such as the Patient Tracking List (PTL) and taking proactive measures to support deliver within national and locally agreed policies and standards.

Attendance at meetings as required and liaising with other relevant department to manage patient pathways.

Communicating complex information to patients regarding their admissions, ensuring they have understood the information and instructions provided.

Discussing complex and contentious issues in relation to theatre list planning and capacity with clinicians and operational managements teams.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust