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Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Patient Services Co-ordinator (XN05)

The closing date is 19 January 2026

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Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

21/01/2026

Planned Interview Date

26/01/2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Patient Services Co-ordinator to manage the administration and clerical team within Respiratory Medicine. Our services are currently located across all sites which include Wharfedale General Hospital, Seacroft Hospital, LGI and St Jamess University Hospital.

Applicants will be required to demonstrate effective communication and organisational skills, work on their own initiative, both independently and within a team and be highly motivated.

You will be joining a friendly, supportive team of Administration Staff, Doctors and Nurses responsible for the management of all respiratory patients in Leeds. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, and who is a team player. The successful candidate will find this a challenging and interesting role. A flexible approach to work is essential as operational targets and objectives change constantly and the post holder must be prepared to change their approach and prioritise accordingly.

Planned Shortlisting Date: 21/01/2026

Expected Interview Date: 26th & 27th January (2day process)

Day 1 group exercise.

Day 2 F2F interview for those who successfully pass the group exercise.

For further information, please contact Nicola Gill, Business Manager, nicola.gill8@nhs.net or Colm Cullen, Business Support Manager, colm.cullen@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The roles and responsibilities associated with this post are to manage speciality administration, clerical and secretarial staff to deliver services. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Business and Service Managers, to support and implement service developments, manage access targets including referral to treatment targets. The post will also require the successful candidate to review departmental systems and to manage the patient pathway more efficiently. The post holder will be liaising with nursing staff, medical personnel and other administration services within the directorate and the Trust.

The position dictates strong managerial skills, coupled with the ability to undertake quality improvement initiatives to enhance services. In addition to their site specific duties they will be expected to work closely with other Specialities within the directorate across SJUH, LGI, Seacroft and Wharfedale Hospitals.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.

At Cardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive, caring teams who are champions of the Leeds Way values. Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

29 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-CRS-323

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

A. STAFF MANAGEMENT

Provide leadership, management and supervision to the patient administration team within the CSU.

Establish robust communication systems with all staff, ensuring that supervisory staff conduct regular, effective team meetings.

Lead the recruitment and selection of patient administration staff within the CSU. Ensure systems are in place for induction and orientation of new staff.

Undertake staff appraisals and compile personal development plans in accordance with trust policy. Provide support for staff in undertaking continuing personal development opportunities.

Implement Trust Attendance Management policy and maintain records for all staff. Manage staff annual leave, sickness absence, capability and staff grievances with support as required.

Ensure that all members of staff work co-operatively with staff within and outside the CSU to ensure delivery of a high quality service.

Take a lead role in reviewing and implementing new systems to ensure that both the clerical team and medical secretariat function effectively and within delegated budgets.

Ensure that both an effective working relationship and good communication is maintained between all grades of staff, promoting positive morale within the team through mutual co-operation.

Establish and maintain effective training plans to ensure that staff follow correct policy and procedure and respond to developments in the service. Ensure that staff are able to use electronic patient administration systems, providing support where appropriate.

Develop effective relations with peers, working in co-operation and contributing to cover arrangements for annual leave, sickness and other absence.

B. SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Ensure that the provision of administration/access processes and services are of the highest quality and that they are responsive to the needs of patients, carers and the clinical teams, and that all processes adhere to Trust policy.

Take a lead role in soliciting the views of patients, carers and members of the public in respect of the administrative services provided by the CSU.

Ensure that outpatient clinics and appointments processes are administered effectively and that relevant quality standards are correctly measured and monitored; respond to problems and resolve appropriately.

Ensure that theatre and bed capacity are used effectively. Through liaison with clinical and ward based teams including Site Matrons, jointly manage the daily elective and acute demand for admission and treatment ensuring that patients are treated in chronological order and clinical priority.

Ensure effective systems for monitoring and validating activity are in place. Monitor waiting lists on a weekly basis. Identify and respond appropriately to potential problems and work with other members of the CSU to ensure patients are seen within agreed local and NHS Plan target times.

Ensure the regular validation of waiting lists, following this up with any necessary action, advice, coaching and/or training of staff.

The post holder will support their line manager to lead the establishment of new ways of working to improve patient access as directed in the NHS Plan, including the implementation of booking systems.

Report to the CSU progress and achievement, including any areas of concern and an action plan detailing how these will be resolved.

Establish effective systems of working with the CSU core team and with corporate administration and information teams.

Ensure that the Patient Access Policy for Outpatient Management is implemented and that clinics are utilised efficiently, including ensuring the DNA policy is implemented as agreed by the CSU. Monitor reduced and cancelled clinics and respond appropriately in line with this policy.

Ensure that the Patient Access Policy for Patients Waiting for Elective Inpatient and Daycase Admissions is implemented and that processes are monitored to check compliance with the policy.

Lead casenote audit meetings in the CSU, selecting patient records for audit and reporting any breach of policy with recommendation for action, to the Business Manager.

Investigate complaints relating to administration/access issues and implement changes in practice as required. Address the concerns of patients and service users and respond to their suggestions for local quality improvements.

C. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Ensure the appropriate recording, monitoring and management of inpatient and outpatient waiting lists, providing regular reports to agreed timescales. Identify and resolve any problems highlighted as a result of the monitoring undertaken.

Implementation and monitor systems for timely and accurate collection and recording of patient related data, in conjunction with the CSU and Corporate Information staff. Identify and resolve any problems highlighted as a result of the monitoring undertaken.

Contribute to monthly performance review meetings, providing data for this in a timely manner as requested.

D. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The post holder will support their line manger with the management of staff and non-staffing budgets; ensuring that available resources are deployed efficiently and effectively to support the administrative and operational processes.

Establish systems to cover staff annual leave, sickness and vacancies and to reduce expenditure, contributing to the CSU financial plan.

E. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

All employees must maintain strict confidentiality in respect of patient and staff records. Comply with the requirements of the Caldicott Report, the Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records Act., Mental Health Act and subsequent legislation issued in relation to confidential data. Ensure all staff practice in accordance with these guidelines.

Maintain a safe working environment, complying with Health and Safety policies and regulations. Undertake and facilitate risk assessments as required, take any corrective action required and record any untoward risk incidents in accordance with trust procedures

Provide operational patient administration/access support and advice to other members of the CSU as required.

Support and assist the Business Manager with other projects and responsibilities as required.