RTT Validation & Clerical Support Officer – Breast Imaging | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in Greater London is seeking a Band 4 RTT Validation & Clerical Support Officer to join the Administration team in the Imaging department. This role involves managing patient pathways and data quality while demonstrating strong multitasking and communication skills. Candidates must have a strong administrative background and be able to work under pressure while meeting pre-determined targets. Applicants need to uphold the trust's values and are encouraged to apply as we progress towards excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Must have or be willing to quickly gain knowledge of Elective Patient Access Policy.
• Understanding of RTT Guidelines and DM01 requirements is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to manage workload and meet targets under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage delays due to insufficient clinical information.
• Ensure pathways align with DM01 guidelines.
• Identify trends in incorrect requests and data entry.
• Address significant data quality issues.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Computer literacy

Multitasking

Tools

Patient Administrative Systems

Radiology Information Systems

Qliksense

Spreadsheets

Job description

Due to the expansion of our imaging service operating over 7 days between the hours of 08:00 to 20:00, we are looking for a Band 4 RTT Validation & Clerical Support Officer to join our growing Administration team with in the General Imaging department at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to undertake this new role within the Imaging Department the successful candidate will work within a busy and buoyant team. They will need to be able to multitask, use their own initiative and remain flexible in order to complete set tasks and deadlines.

The successful candidate will need to have or be willing to quickly gain an understanding of the Elective Patient Access Policy, RTT Guidelines, and DM01 requirements. Excellent communication, interpersonal and team work skills are essential as they will need to be able to manage their own workload to meet pre-determined targets, sometimes under pressure. Computer literacy is also an essential requirement for this position.

The successful candidate will be expected to input/extract information from Patient Administrative & Radiology Information Systems, CRS, Qliksense and spreadsheets during their daily work.

It is essential to have strong administrative background with good organisational skills. The successful candidate will need to actively demonstrate our WeCare value and behaviours.

PREVIOUS CANDIDATES NEED NOT APPLY

Responsibilities

• Any delays due to insufficient clinical information to progress the patient’s pathway.
• Pathways that require an event or a scheduled event to be brought forward in line with DM01 guidelines.
• Trends/key themes of incorrect requests/data entry against the individual patient pathways.
• Significant data quality issues/errors that may arise.

There are multiple roles and reserve lists may be maintained.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025.