RTT Validator

Walsall Healthcare; Walsall; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Staff accommodation

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced RTT Validator to manage, monitor and validate 18-week RTT Pathways. You will oversee the Patient Tracking List, ensure data accuracy, and escalate breaches.

The role operates within an integrated care model across Surgery, Medicine and Women’s & Children’s Services and requires NHS data literacy and Excel proficiency. Based at Walsall Manor Hospital, the post offers a permanent, full-time (30 hours per week) contract with a competitive Band

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 required; GCSE A-C or equivalent.
• Experience in a Data Quality/Validation role is essential.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel to collate, analyse and present data.

Responsibilities

• Interpret medical records and clinical letters to validate RTT Pathways.
• Validate and update 18-week RTT Pathways in CareFlow/EPR systems.
• Analyse patient pathways from electronic notes and reports.
• Produce graphs/charts using Excel to illustrate validation themes.
• Identify inaccuracies in CareFlow and raise queries as needed.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of RTT rules and division areas.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Data quality

Data analysis

Communication

Education

NVQ 3

GCSE A-C

Tools

CareFlow

Fusion

Dragon Medical Workflow Manager

Job description

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Main area Validation Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 30 hours per week (Mon - Thursday or Tues - Friday) Job ref 407-Surgery-8308816-A

Site Walsall Manor Hospital Town Walsall Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 08:00 Interview date 02/12/2026

Walsall Manor Hospital is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services. The Trust primarily serves the immediate population of Walsall with some patients requiring more specialised treatment at other, neighbouring Trusts. The Trust continues to invest in its facilities and services, supporting high-quality care for the communities it serves.

This role offers the opportunity to work within our integrated care model, contributing to high-quality services that help people remain independent in their own homes and communities.

We are committed to investing in our workforce and creating an environment where colleagues can learn, contribute and develop. Our new Urgent Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, demonstrates our ongoing investment in facilities and services.

As an employee, you’ll benefit from an attractive salary and comprehensive benefits package (detailed in Employer Description above), plus access to NHS pension arrangements and staff accommodation where available.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant, currently holding the Bronze Award, underlining our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.

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Job overview

Are you an experienced RTT Validator? Do you have experience managing and monitoring RTT Pathways?

The RTT Validator is responsible for proactively managing, monitoring and validating clinical pathways. The role ensures that patients waiting for treatment on an 18-week RTT pathway are validated and their treatment pathways are expedited in line with service and service expectations. The post holder manages the data held in the Patient Tracking List (PTL), ensuring it is accurate and up to date. They also ensure that all potential breaches of the target are escalated and managed appropriately by working closely with administrative teams withing the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Interpret the information from medical records, clinical letters and other Trust systems including CareFlow, Fusion and Dragon Medical Workflow Manager that contain patient information and clinical details to make a judgement on the true situation of the patients 18 RTT Pathway.

Validate, correct and update the patients 18-week RTT Pathway in CareFlow via the EPR and/or other areas of functionality using advanced functionality specific to the role-based access of an RTT Validator.

Analyse and make informed decisions regarding patient pathways and activities from viewing electronic clinical notes and medical record notes.

Understand Microsoft Excel to a higher level to be able to interpret reports that are provided to determine the themes of patient data validations, often within or creating Pivot tables.

Identify, amend and investigate inaccuracies within CareFlow on any part of the patient’s pathway and/or waiting times and be able to assess when and where it is necessary to raise queries that require a higher level of validation.

Acquire a high level of expertise in 18-week RTT rules and guidance and the Trust’s Access Policy.

Acquire and maintain knowledge within the three Divisions of Surgery, Medicine and Women’s & Children’s Services.

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description covers the major tasks to be carried out and the level of responsibilities to which the post-holder will work.

Person specification

NVQ 3

• GCSE A-C
• Substantive experience in a Data Quality/Validation role

IT

• Ability to collate data using Microsoft Excel
• Produce Graphs/Charts
• Use Microsoft Excel to a high level
• Use all microsoft applicants

Demonstrates understanding of RTT principles

• Previous experience with RTT
• NHS Experience
• Able to clearly articulate what RTT is

Approach

• Proactive in Approach
• Confident in communication verbal and IT

Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to the internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.

Sponsorship and Visas

We welcome applications from all candidates with the right to work in the UK, including those on Health and Care Visas, Graduate Visas, or other valid permissions. All candidates will be considered on equal terms.

This Trust currently recruits successfully from the domestic labour market and has a sufficient pool of suitably qualified candidates for Band 3 roles. Visa sponsorship is therefore not available for this role currently. Candidates who already hold the right to work in the UK, including those on an existing Health and Care Visa, Graduate Visa, or any other valid permission are welcome to apply and will be considered on equal terms. This position is reviewed regularly in line with Home Office guidance. Right to work will be verified at each stage of the recruitment and monitored throughout employment. All candidates who are offered a position will be required to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK as part of the pre-employment checks process. Where a candidates' right to work is derived from another person’s immigration permission, the Trust will discuss the implications of this with the candidate before a permanent post is confirmed, to ensure that both parties understand the terms on which employment can be sustained.

Recruitment and Selection Approach

In line with best practice and regulatory guidance, our selection process is fair, consistent and based on your ability to perform the role, contribute to the organisation and your potential for development.

What to expect:

Application screening: Your application will be reviewed against the person specification

Interview: Typically, a panel interview with competency-based and values-based questions

Assessment: Role-dependent assessments may include practical tasks or presentations

Timeline: We aim to complete the process within 47 days of the closing date. Recruitment Journey is attached to all live vacancies.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates at any stage. Please contact us to discuss your needs.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early due to high volume of applications