Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Patient Pathway Co-ordinator MSK

The closing date is 27 August 2025

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking a Patient Pathway Coordinator (PPC) to strengthen our patient response to accessing Musculoskeletal (MSK) services. The MSK service is part of the MSK Alliance, MSK Together, and works in partnership with other health care providers. This post is located at Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Centre.

The MSK Hub provides a single point of access referral and triage service for all primary care referrals and manages end to end pathways for people with MSK conditions in Mid-Nottinghamshire. Clinical delivery occurs across 4 main sites (Ashfield Health Village, Mansfield Community Centre, Kings Mill and Newark Hospital) and within some leisure facilities, and the team consists of physiotherapists, consultants, advanced clinical practitioners, and pathway co-ordinators who are passionate and enthusiastic about ensuring patients get the best service to meet their needs. The role of the PPC is to ensure people are supported to access care and treatments across multiple partners to achieve their health and wellbeing goals.

Apply now to join our team!

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Details

Date posted

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

214-CEN-7376677

Job locations

Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Village

Portland Street

Kirkby in Ashfield

NG17 7AE


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Computer literate, with experience of using a keyboard with a high level of accuracy
  • Knowledge of NHS or service provider in general
  • Thorough knowledge of healthcare administrative systems and processes
  • Knowledge of databases, spreadsheets i.e. PAS, Excel or similar applications
  • Experience of using a full range of IT/Patient data systems
  • Confidentiality and Data Protection
  • Health and Safety
  • Equality and diversity

Desirable

  • Sound office clerical background providing knowledge of relevant procedures
  • Experience of using a full range of IT/Patient data systems - As applicable to speciality

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education with GCSE English at grade C or above., (or equivalent).
  • RSA II (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Administrator & Receptionist diploma (AMSPAR)
  • NVQ in Customer Care
  • Institute of Health Records & Information Management Diploma (IHRIM)
  • European Computer Driving Licenc
  • Shorthand speeds of 80wpm

Further Training

Essential

  • On the job training

Desirable

  • Supervisory training
  • Experience of managing health & safety issues

Experience

Essential

  • Quality Customer Service
  • Previous NHS knowledge and experience

Desirable

  • Experience of supervising staff

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance and willingness to work flexible hours as necessary
Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Computer literate, with experience of using a keyboard with a high level of accuracy
  • Knowledge of NHS or service provider in general
  • Thorough knowledge of healthcare administrative systems and processes
  • Knowledge of databases, spreadsheets i.e. PAS, Excel or similar applications
  • Experience of using a full range of IT/Patient data systems
  • Confidentiality and Data Protection
  • Health and Safety
  • Equality and diversity

Desirable

  • Sound office clerical background providing knowledge of relevant procedures
  • Experience of using a full range of IT/Patient data systems - As applicable to speciality

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education with GCSE English at grade C or above., (or equivalent).
  • RSA II (or equivalent)

Desirable

  • Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Administrator & Receptionist diploma (AMSPAR)
  • NVQ in Customer Care
  • Institute of Health Records & Information Management Diploma (IHRIM)
  • European Computer Driving Licenc
  • Shorthand speeds of 80wpm

Further Training

Essential

  • On the job training

Desirable

  • Supervisory training
  • Experience of managing health & safety issues

Experience

Essential

  • Quality Customer Service
  • Previous NHS knowledge and experience

Desirable

  • Experience of supervising staff

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Regular attendance and willingness to work flexible hours as necessary

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Village

Portland Street

Kirkby in Ashfield

NG17 7AE


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Village

Portland Street

Kirkby in Ashfield

NG17 7AE


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

MSK Hub admin manager

Hayley Ball

hayley.ball2@nottshc.nhs.uk

01623484820

Details

Date posted

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

214-CEN-7376677

Job locations

Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Village

Portland Street

Kirkby in Ashfield

NG17 7AE


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