Neurosurgery Patient Pathway Assistant | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

North Bristol NHS; West of England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bristol NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Neurosurgery Patient Pathway Assistant to support the Skullbase clinical team with admissions, scheduling and coordinated care. You will manage waiting lists, elective and urgent activity, and maintain accurate PAS/EPR records to ensure smooth patient pathways.

Working within NHS standards and Trust policies, you will deliver a responsive service to patients, clinicians and stakeholders, coordinating theatre lists, clinics and

Responsibilities

• Manage patient admissions and scheduling in line with NHS standards and Trust policies
• Maintain elective and urgent waiting lists; update patient details per Trust policies
• Coordinate theatre lists, outpatient clinics, pre-operative assessments, investigations and operation dates, ensuring accurate PAS/EPR records

Job description

Neurosurgery Patient Pathway Assistant | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)

Company:

Company: North Bristol NHS

The postholder will work closely with theSkull Base Neurosurgery team to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Neurosurgery service. This role combines responsibilities for managing outpatient appointments and coordinating complex inpatient and daycase activity. Key duties include ensuring the efficient scheduling of specialist clinics, admissions and theatre lists, maintaining accurate patient records and delivering a high quality, responsive service to patients, clinicians and external stakeholders.

Please note: This role is NOT eligible for visa sponsorship.

• Support the Skull Base Neurosurgery team by managing patient admissions and scheduling in line with NHS standards and Trust policies
• Maintain elective and urgent waiting lists; add, remove and update patient details in accordance with the Trust Patient Access Policy
• Book and coordinate theatre lists, outpatient clinics, pre-operative assessments, diagnostic investigations and operation dates, ensuring accurate and timely PAS/EPR records.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

For full details of the job description and responsibilities please see the attached job description.

To provide comprehensive administrative support to the Skullbase clinical teams, ensuring efficient patient admission, scheduling, and coordination of care in line with NHS Constitution, waiting time standards, and the Trust's Patient Access Policy. The role involves managing patient pathways, maintaining accurate records, and delivering a high standard of service to patients and staff.

This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Oct 2026

£28,392 - £31,157 per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles