Pathway Coordinator - Endoscopy

Transformation Unit; East Midlands; Hybride; GBP 26 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Pathway Co-ordinator to join the Endoscopy administration team. The role requires good English, strong IT literacy, and experience in administration to support waiting lists and clinics.

The post is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week with some weekend work. Closing date 22 October 2026; interview 6 November 2026. Training and flexible options may be available.

Qualifications

• GCSE English (9-4 or A-C).
• IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications.
• Experience in an administration role.
• Understanding of the Trust’s Patient Access Policy and its contents.
• Experience of Lorenzo.

Responsabilités

• Act as the point of contact for patients and staff for the consultant team, resolving queries courteously.
• Monitor and select future waiting list patients.
• Understand the 18-week RTT process and the Trust Patient Access Policy.
• Input patient information onto IT systems.
• Prepare and print daily waiting lists and arrange appointment dates.
• Ensure notes and results are available before patient episodes or admissions.
• Liaise with wards and hospital departments to coordinate care.
• Raise urgent issues to a senior manager and undertake training as needed.

Connaissances

Deadline-driven

Team collaboration

Formation

GCSE English

IT literacy with range of IT applications

Outils

Lorenzo

Description du poste

Main area Pathway Coordinator Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hours to be decided Monday to Friday and one Saturday a month cancelling one day for that week) Job ref 320-MED-2061

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Derby Hospital Town Derby Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 06/11/2026

Band 3

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats oryou require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care-experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible, and motivated individual to join our Endoscopy administration team in a Pathway Co-ordinator role.

You should be educated to a good standard of English to GCSE or equivalent and have an advanced level of IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications.

To provide an efficient Endoscopy waiting list service to the consultants and their teams working flexibly with or alongside waiting list staff, consultants and other teams as required. Covering the reception area will also be part of this role on occasion.

You must have read the contents of the Job Description and feel confident that you are able to fulfil the requirements.

There is one post available:

Main duties of the job

• To act as the point of contact for patients and medical staff on behalf of the consultant and his/her team ensuring that all queries are resolved with skill, sensitivity and in a courteous and
  professional manner.
• Responsible for the monitoring / selection of future waiting list patients.
• An understanding of the 18-week RTT process and a knowledge of the Trust Patient Access Policy and an agreement to adhered to these policies according to National Trust Guidelines.
• Input patient information onto the various IT systems.
• Prepare and print daily waiting lists as appropriate.
• Contact patients to arrange appointment dates in accordance with the Trust’s Booking Policy.
• Ensure that waiting lists are compiled with the appropriate case mix following the booking rules
• Prepare and send out (with minimum delay) notification letters to those patients selected for inpatient or outpatient appointment, notifying patients by telephone when necessary.
• Ensure that notes and results are prepared and available prior to the patient episode or admission.
• Liaise effectively with wards and departments within the hospital.
• To elevate any urgent problems to a senior manager.
• Undertake necessary training as and when required by the Trust.

Closing date of applications: 22 October 2026

Interview date: 06 November 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship

Please note this position is not eligible for sponsorship. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK for the duration of the contract without sponsorship from the Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE English (9-4 or A-C)
• IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience in an administration role
• Understanding of the Trust’s Patient Access Policy and its contents
• Experience of Lorenzo

Skills and ability

• Proven ability to work to deadlines
• Be able to work as part of a team

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

At UHDB , we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.