RTT Validator | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an experienced RTT Validator to proactively manage and validate 18-week RTT pathways. The role focuses on maintaining the Patient Tracking List (PTL) data accuracy and expediting treatment pathways in line with service expectations.

You will interpret information from medical records and letters, update pathways in CareFlow/EPR, and escalate breaches as needed, working with administrative teams within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and monitoring RTT Pathways.
• Ability to interpret medical records and letters.
• Strong Excel skills to interpret reports and Pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor the Patient Tracking List (PTL) to validate RTT pathways.
• Escalate breaches and coordinate with administrative teams.
• Interpret clinical notes and letters to determine 18-week RTT status.
• Update RTT pathways in CareFlow via the EPR system.
• Analyse data from electronic notes to inform pathway decisions.
• Develop knowledge of 18-week RTT rules and Trust policies.

Skills

Data validation

Excel pivot tables

CareFlow

Clinical pathways

Tools

CareFlow

Dragon Medical

EPR

Job description

RTT Validator | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

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.

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.

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.

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

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026