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Job summary

Main area
Various
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (6 mth trial)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
199-NN-7178265-NP
Employer
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Croydon University Hospital
Town
Croydon
Salary
£32,199 - £34,876 pa inc of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/10/2025 08:00

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Patient Pathway Coordinator

Band 4

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.

Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud.  #choosecroydon

Job overview

We are in the process of searching for an exceptional Administration Team Leader with a background in leading a teams of people dedicated to dealing with complex administration. In particular we are recruiting Team Leader for the following areas;

 Theatres, ICU and Anaesthetics

We are looking for individuals who can successfully unite teams and can drive improvements through the effective coaching and development of our staff. NHS experience is essential.

The team leader will oversee all administrative and clerical processes to enable a high quality, effective, patient focused service to be delivered. The post holder will ensure achievement of all performance targets including but not limited to:

  • Identify and manage the team's performance including work allocation
  • Lead, inspire and motivate the team to go over and above to keep the patients at the heart of everything they do
  • Manage change positively and promote continuous improvement by recommending changes that will improve results whilst retaining team spirit
  • Engagement with key stakeholders to ensure service delivery and escalate where any key performance indicators or service level agreements may be going off-track

Interview Date:  TBC

 

 

Main duties of the job

The theatre complex at Croydon Health Services spans, Croydon Elective Centre (CEC), Emergency Surgical Centre (ESC) and the Purley Elective Centre (PEC) based at Purley War Memorial Hospital.

Following the first COVID wave, CHS reviewed how surgery was delivered at the main hospital site. It was decided to spilt both emergency and elective operating to reduce the risk of patients contracting COVID post procedure. The CEC, a hospital within a hospital, was created supports the elective recovery programme, ensuring that patients being treated in the centre are COVID protected. ESC is in place to support emergency flows, pull patients from The Emergency Department (ED), houses the Ambulatory Surgical Hub (ASH), receiving surgical GP referrals to bypass ED. The PEC was created in summer 2021 to increase the overall number of minor procedures taking place under local anaesthetic.  

The Patient Pathway Team Leader will provide senior support and expert knowledge to the team of receptionists, supervisors and patient pathway coordinator within the Point of Delivery (POD) 12 team. The team leader will oversee all administrative and clerical process to enable a high quality, effective, patient focused service to be delivered. The post holder will ensure that standard operating procedures are followed, ensuring achievement of all performance targets. The team leader will be responsible for ensuring all anaesthetic and ICU rota gaps are full providing continuity of service. 

Working for our organisation

 

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. 

Croydon University is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital. 

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. We play an active role in training the clinicians of the future and works in partnership with major London universities.

If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***** Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role *****

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree or equivalent experience/qualification
  • Evidence of on-going continuous personal development (CPD) and training
  • Computer Literacy Course e.g. ECDL
Desirable criteria
  • Management qualification or relevant experience

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience of using full range of IT systems and patient data systems (including excellent understanding of MS Office packages)
  • Experience of managing staff
  • Experience of working with patients and providing information regarding their appointments
  • Experience of managing patient complaints
  • Office management experience including conducting staff appraisals and setting objectives in line with Trust objectives and PDPs
  • Knowledge of specialty POD patient pathways / trouble shooting Electronic Patient Record (EPR) issues
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of financial / business analysis techniques

Application

Essential criteria
  • Quality of application

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDCapital Nurse, LondonNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationAge positiveImproving working livesDisability confident committedDisability Advice Line

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Keturah Kotey
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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