18-Week Pathway Coordinator - Trauma and Orthopaedics

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

The closing date is 09 March 2025

Job summary

**Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity until 31/03/2026**

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Trauma and Orthopaedic department. Trauma & Orthopaedics is a busy department comprising of surgical pre-assessment, clinics and wards. Our aim is to put patients first in an area of the highest quality of care. Alongside the nursing and medical teams, the administrative team ensures the department runs smoothly, effectively and acts as a reliable point of contact along a patient's pathway. As part of this large and friendly team you'll be expected to maintain a high level of the patient-focused care we aim to deliver for our patients.

Main duties of the job

You will support the Divisional teams and Information Services in providing complete, accurate, timely and appropriate data and information for 18 week mandatory returns within national and local timescales.

Assist in producing and developing reports from RTT data for use in the management and achievement of the 18 week target. Assist in improving the quality of data associated with RTT by developing expert knowledge of RTT rules and providing training and support to operational teams as required, by ensuring that best practice is applied consistently and that common errors are identified and addressed.

You will also support secretarial, outpatient and waiting list staff in data entry and validation and to ensure that all validation is complete within required timescales, undertaking validation work directly as required to achieve this.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

234-24-S2880

Job locations

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Norwich

NR4 7UY


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To develop a thorough understanding of national and local rules relating to RTT and to act as an expert on RTT
  • To use this expert knowledge to train and support other members of staff, including but not limited to medical secretaries, ward clerks, clinic clerks and waiting list officers.
  • To assist in validating the achieved admitted and non-admitted data on a weekly basis as required to ensure the accuracy of the RTT outcome codes and data completeness for the 18 week mandatory returns.
  • To assist operational teams in ensuring that all patients added to the admitted waiting list have their RTT status validated within one week of addition to the list, including directly validating records to ensure that this deadline is met when required
  • To ensure recorded clock starts/stops are valid and in compliance with 18 week clock rules

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4111 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa. The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To develop a thorough understanding of national and local rules relating to RTT and to act as an expert on RTT
  • To use this expert knowledge to train and support other members of staff, including but not limited to medical secretaries, ward clerks, clinic clerks and waiting list officers.
  • To assist in validating the achieved admitted and non-admitted data on a weekly basis as required to ensure the accuracy of the RTT outcome codes and data completeness for the 18 week mandatory returns.
  • To assist operational teams in ensuring that all patients added to the admitted waiting list have their RTT status validated within one week of addition to the list, including directly validating records to ensure that this deadline is met when required
  • To ensure recorded clock starts/stops are valid and in compliance with 18 week clock rules

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4111 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa. The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of literacy and numeracy (GCSE or equivalent, at grade C or above in Mathematics and English)

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of data collection, validation, analysis and reporting
  • Significant Administrative experience within the NHS

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within 18 weeks environment

Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of waiting list management or an understanding of patient pathways
  • Able to work well in a team

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

  • Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
  • Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of literacy and numeracy (GCSE or equivalent, at grade C or above in Mathematics and English)

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of data collection, validation, analysis and reporting
  • Significant Administrative experience within the NHS

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working within 18 weeks environment

Skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of waiting list management or an understanding of patient pathways
  • Able to work well in a team

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

  • Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
  • Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Norwich

NR4 7UY


Employer's website

https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Norwich

NR4 7UY


Employer's website

https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Admin Manager

Kelly Tilbury

Kelly.tilbury@nnuh.nhs.uk

01603641241

Date posted

03 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

234-24-S2880

Job locations

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Norwich

NR4 7UY


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