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Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Pathway Co-ordinator - Rheumatology

The closing date is 18 August 2025

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Job summary

Pathway Co-ordinator - Rheumatology x 2 Posts

Division: Medicine & Emergency Care

Care Group: Frailty (Rheumatology Pathway Co-ordinator)

Band: 4

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum/pro rata

**Please note there are x2 posts available 15hours & 37.5 hours**

We are recruiting for a Pathway Co-ordinatorwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the administration team ensure that all patients for the specialty are added to the relevant waiting list working within the specified timescales and guidelines.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B - Bold

E - Every person counts

S - Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

275-2508PC-RHEUM

Job locations

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will coordinate the administrative pathway of patients to ensure that waiting time targets are not breached.

The post-holder is also to be involved in service improvement to streamline the patient journey and ensure that the trust delivers a quality service and gold standard patient care.

The role will involve working with a range of staff across the entire organisation.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexibly are essential.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will coordinate the administrative pathway of patients to ensure that waiting time targets are not breached.

The post-holder is also to be involved in service improvement to streamline the patient journey and ensure that the trust delivers a quality service and gold standard patient care.

The role will involve working with a range of staff across the entire organisation.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work flexibly are essential.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

General education to GCSE Level

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Excellent computer literacy, ability to use MSWord and Excel

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills - written and verbal
Ability to work on own initiative and to work within a team
Has the ability to adapt to challenging and changing situations/demands

Values Based Question

Essential

Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

General education to GCSE Level

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

Excellent computer literacy, ability to use MSWord and Excel

Skills

Essential

Good communication skills - written and verbal
Ability to work on own initiative and to work within a team
Has the ability to adapt to challenging and changing situations/demands

Values Based Question

Essential

Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Windmill Road

Gillingham

ME7 5NY

Employer's website

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