Patient Pathway Coordinator

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Medical Specialties directorate for a full time Patient Pathway Coordinator, working within the 18 Weeks Team.

The 18-Week Team provides a centralised point for obtaining and updating clock start date information for tertiary referrals to the Trust. The team is responsible for requesting and updating inter-trust minimum data set forms to/from other hospitals.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated and adaptable individual who has good attention to detail. The role demands excellent prioritisation skills, problem-solving abilities and a collaborative approach to ensure the smooth and efficient management of patient pathway. They will need to work well as part of a team, be professional and personable at all times, able to multi-task as well as being able to work under pressure.

The Patient Pathway Coordinator will lead on the tracking of pathways of patients. The post holder will ensure patients receive treatment as soon as possible and ensure national targets are met.

The Patient Pathway Coordinator will lead on the tracking of pathways of patients. By working closely with a wide range of clinical and managerial staff, and providing high standard of administrative support, the post holder will ensure patients receive treatment as soon as possible and ensure national targets are met.

All Trust need to know when patients are referred from other hospitals in order to accurately report the total referral to treatment (RTT) pathway. This is part of the 18 week target and includes any time the patient has spent waiting at a Trust prior to receiving treatment at GSTT.The role of the 18 Weeks Pathway Coordinator will be to support this function within GSTT.

The post holder is responsible for providing a high standard of professional and patient focused service to a range of Trust-wide specialities and will support the function on a day-to day operational basis.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals - Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King’s Health Partners - we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research’s biomedical research centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
- Monitor and review patient care and/or treatment progress using the Unknown Clock Start List in line with Trust and local policies.
- Receive patient referral information and administer in line with timings and requirements as set out in Trust and National policies.
- Co-ordinate and provide administrative support to the relevant teams to ensure that all the relevant paperwork and clinical information is available.
- Update on all enquiries regarding patients’ care and/or treatment on a pathway from external Trusts and General Practitioners in a timely manner.
- Develop an understanding of the milestones of the allocated pathway for patients within a designated group.
- Attend relevant meetings and complete actions regarding the care of patients within the designated pathway.
- Identify and suggest improvements that can be made to the patient care pathway and/or the patient pathway tracking process.
- Monitor patients on their pathway and proactively find resolutions to improve the speed of treatment by working directly with clinicians and managers.
- Action day-to-day issues, ensuring resolution and escalating serious issues to management as appropriate.
- Escalate any issues and breaches of the Waiting Times standards to the relevant management in line with agreed escalation procedures.
- Ensure the timely and efficient transfer of patients and information between trusts/other organisations involved in the patient pathway, adhering to agreed communication pathways and protocols.
- Work within a multi-disciplinary team in developing the service in line with departmental plans and Trust corporate objectives.
- Ensure that all healt



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