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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

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Matt Webb
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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