Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Age Related Macular Degeneration Coordinator

The closing date is 26 September 2025

Job summary

Are you an organised, friendly and proactive individual looking for an opportunity in healthcare administration, if so this could be the perfect opportunity for you. This role will be based in Taunton (site to be confirmed).

We are seeking an Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Coordinator to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology team. As AMD Coordinator, you will provide essential administrative support, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience for both patients and clinical staff. This role involves booking of outpatient appointments and managing complex treatment schedules, amongst other duties, requiring a high level of attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

If you are passionate about patient care, thrive in a face-paced environment, and enjoy working as part of a team, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To provide a co-ordinating administrative service for the Age-Related Macular Degeneration Service, ensuring that high standards are maintained in terms of quality and output. To use own initiative and work without supervision. To maintain a high level of prolonged concentration at all times to ensure and maintain a high-quality service.

Act as Fail-Safe Manager to ensure that all bookings and injections are carried out as per guidance from the Royal College of Ophthalmology and NICE guidelines, checking every patient from every Macular Treatment, Nurse Practitioner and Virtual clinic in a timely manner. Ensure all new patients have an appointment offered to them within one week as per NICE guidelines.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

  • Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
  • NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
  • Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
  • A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Details

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

184-OL-PU-3062

Job locations

Musgrove Park Hospital

Musgrove Road

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5DA


Harrison House

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 2PX


County Hall

The Crescent

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 4DY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of duties and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education
  • NVQ 2 or 3 in Administration or equivalent experience within an administrative role
  • IT qualification or proven experience

Experience

Essential

  • Audiotyping/word processing/general IT experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS administrative experience/working knowledge of inhouse database system
  • Awareness of Ophthalmology service

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Ability to organise own time
  • Behaviours aligned with Trust values
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education
  • NVQ 2 or 3 in Administration or equivalent experience within an administrative role
  • IT qualification or proven experience

Experience

Essential

  • Audiotyping/word processing/general IT experience

Desirable

  • Previous NHS administrative experience/working knowledge of inhouse database system
  • Awareness of Ophthalmology service

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • Ability to organise own time
  • Behaviours aligned with Trust values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Musgrove Park Hospital

Musgrove Road

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5DA


Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Musgrove Park Hospital

Musgrove Road

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5DA


Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Kerry Arnsdorf

kerry.arnsdorf@somersetft.nhs.uk

01823343094

Details

Date posted

12 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

184-OL-PU-3062

Job locations

Musgrove Park Hospital

Musgrove Road

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5DA


Harrison House

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 2PX


County Hall

The Crescent

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 4DY


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