Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Centralised Recruitment - Patient Pathway Team Leader- Spinal Service

The closing date is 30 July 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly Spinal Administrative Team based at NOC and John Radcliffe Hospital. The Patient Pathway Team Leader is responsible for coordinating and maintaining the delivery of an efficient and professional administration support service for an individual service/s within the Directorate.

They will be required to provide line management, supervision and support to all Patient Pathway Administrators, Assistant Patient Pathway Administrators and Re within the Spinal service.

Secondment will be considered. Please note this is an office based role with maximally, one day working from home option subject to service needs.

Are You?

  • Proactive and flexible
  • Enthusiastic
  • Team player and a leader
  • Organised
  • Committed to provide best administration service possible
  • Able to work in a busy environment

Then look no further!

Main duties of the job

  • Provide primary administrative support to the Clinical Lead, Service Manager and named Consultant/s, clinical staff and all patients under their care, including diary administration, correspondence support and other administrative duties as required.
  • Use of the digital transcription system (Dictate IT) to produce clinical correspondence to inform referrers, patients and other relevant parties of patient pathway progress. In doing so, produce correspondence that is of high quality and conforms to the national target of 7 working days from the point of clinical delivery/decision.
  • Support patients under the Clinicians care by administering where appropriate relevant diagnostic investigations and expediting where appropriate in line with the 6 week diagnostic pathway and 18 week RTT pathway.
  • To work with the (Assistant) Service Manager with the management of the Diagnostic Patient Tracking List (PTL).
  • Liaise with Inpatient Waiting List, Outpatient Booking and Cancer Access Teams to monitor the 18 week RTT pathway and Cancer Access Standards.
  • To work closely with all staff in the service to ensure compliance with 18 week referral to treatment (RTT) and Cancer Access targets, intervening where necessary to expedite appointments / surgery to avoid breaches.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-NOTSS-7111689-B5

Job locations

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7LD


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To Manage and supervise the Patient Pathway Administrators, Assistant Patient Pathway Administrators within assigned specialty providing training, support and supervision with the support of the Service Manager.
  • To manage sickness absence and annual leave requests of the assigned administration teams ensuring sufficient service cover is provided at all times.
  • To ensure that Statutory & Mandatory training of the assigned administration teams are up-to-date and annually updated. To ensure any further training required for their role is available and supported.
  • Annually appraise the assigned members of the administration teams ensuring any performance or development requirements are instigated or addressed accordingly.
  • To be familiar with HR policies and take a lead role investigating, identifying and implementing disciplinary procedures where appropriate. To monitor and maintain standards of performance.
  • In conjunction with the Service Manager implement the performance and management policy with relation to staff disciplinary management.
  • To attend and take minutes of the monthly Specialty Meetings whilst contributing with verbal updates on transcription, staffing, and any other relevant information.
  • To deliver formal monthly administration team meetings that are minuted.
  • To attend meetings that has relevance to the administrative and clerical staff within the department.
  • Take responsibility for ensuring that admin and clerical staff are aware of trust policies and assist in the development of local policies within own area.
  • To attend and contribute to the weekly specialty PTL meetings.
  • To be responsibility for management of the financial & Physical Resources such as stationary orders.
  • To have the ability to construct and manipulate highly complex information such as Transcription reports, RTT performance, etc.
  • Any other duties at the request of the Service Manager, which may be needed to fulfil the objectives of the post, which are appropriate to the grade.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To Manage and supervise the Patient Pathway Administrators, Assistant Patient Pathway Administrators within assigned specialty providing training, support and supervision with the support of the Service Manager.
  • To manage sickness absence and annual leave requests of the assigned administration teams ensuring sufficient service cover is provided at all times.
  • To ensure that Statutory & Mandatory training of the assigned administration teams are up-to-date and annually updated. To ensure any further training required for their role is available and supported.
  • Annually appraise the assigned members of the administration teams ensuring any performance or development requirements are instigated or addressed accordingly.
  • To be familiar with HR policies and take a lead role investigating, identifying and implementing disciplinary procedures where appropriate. To monitor and maintain standards of performance.
  • In conjunction with the Service Manager implement the performance and management policy with relation to staff disciplinary management.
  • To attend and take minutes of the monthly Specialty Meetings whilst contributing with verbal updates on transcription, staffing, and any other relevant information.
  • To deliver formal monthly administration team meetings that are minuted.
  • To attend meetings that has relevance to the administrative and clerical staff within the department.
  • Take responsibility for ensuring that admin and clerical staff are aware of trust policies and assist in the development of local policies within own area.
  • To attend and contribute to the weekly specialty PTL meetings.
  • To be responsibility for management of the financial & Physical Resources such as stationary orders.
  • To have the ability to construct and manipulate highly complex information such as Transcription reports, RTT performance, etc.
  • Any other duties at the request of the Service Manager, which may be needed to fulfil the objectives of the post, which are appropriate to the grade.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oPeople management experience
  • oExperience working within an NHS environment
  • oSecretarial and administration experience
  • oCommunicating with members of the public
  • oExperience of dealing with 'highly complex/complex information etc

Desirable

  • Experience working with clinicians

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • oKnowledge of administrative procedures, breadth of computer packages, project monitoring and managerial knowledge
  • oGCSE English Language & Maths (or equivalent) at grade C or above
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oPeople management experience
  • oExperience working within an NHS environment
  • oSecretarial and administration experience
  • oCommunicating with members of the public
  • oExperience of dealing with 'highly complex/complex information etc

Desirable

  • Experience working with clinicians

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • oKnowledge of administrative procedures, breadth of computer packages, project monitoring and managerial knowledge
  • oGCSE English Language & Maths (or equivalent) at grade C or above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7LD


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7LD


Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Service Manager Spinal Service

Sandeep Bidla

sandeep.bidla@ouh.nhs.uk

01865220368

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-NOTSS-7111689-B5

Job locations

Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Windmill Road

Oxford

OX3 7LD


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