Job summary
- Main area
- East London Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 259-7490936SBH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Bartholomew's Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £37,259 - £45,356 per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Patient Pathway Coordinator Lead, Specialised Cardiology
Band 5
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
The second part of the role focuses on the outreach programme ELOPE which leads and supports management of CVD risk factors and health promotion in the community for both primary and secondary prevention. This involves working with schools, employers and media
This role will be split into two main areas of focus – one supporting existing clinical services for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, and one supporting the CVD prevention outreach programme of East London Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ELOPE).
The existing clinical prevention services include CVD risk & lipids, clinical pharmacology and hypertension, and cardio rehab. as well as closely with the Integrated Care Board. There is also an expectation to support with funding applications, for research grants or other bids
Main duties of the job
You will be working with consultants, nurses and community staff such as social prescribes
to provide high quality care to patients. East London Cardiovascular Disease Prevention within the Specialised Cardiology directorate, alongside seven other specialist services.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level
Desirable criteria
- Accredited Project Management Qualifications or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working at an executive assistant level within an appropriate environment.
- Experience using Microsoft office packages to produce report, spreadsheets and presentations
- Experience in service improvement
- Healthcare experience
- Experience with, and a creative approach to, problem solving and responding flexibly to planning and change.
- Experience or demonstrated involvement with health promotion activities
Desirable criteria
- Experience in project management
- Experience in quality improvement
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- High level of numeracy and ability to research, benchmark, analyse and present relevant financial and other data, and strategic and procedural information
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including internal and external report writing.
- Excellent IT skills including effective use of spreadsheet, database and similar software to analyse and present complex information.
- High-level interpersonal skills including motivational negotiating, influencing and relationship building and ability to work creatively with diverse teams.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of outpatient transformation within the NHS landscape
- Knowledge of current challenges facing the NHS
Other
Essential criteria
- Initiative and drive to achieve results
- Attention to detail and conscientious.
- Flexible approach to working and a desire to develop knowledge.
- Ability to foster effective working relationships with colleagues and contacts at all levels, both internal and external.
- Ability to organise own workload and work on own initiative, to multitask, and to juggle competing pressures, deadlines and demands, in order of priority.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matt Webb
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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