Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Band 4 Pathway Navigator - Paediatrics

The closing date is 22 May 2025

Job summary

The postholder will support patients through their hospital care journey, providing the patient with a single named point of contact who will coordinate their care.

Work as part of a team within a dedicated speciality/patient group to ensure that all administrative functions for patients from the time of GP referral to the time of discharge are coordinated in line with specific care pathway instructions to facilitate the smooth running of the patients' journey. Where a patient has multiple specialist needs, assist the patient in coordinating their pathways to reduce multiple appointments across the Trust. This role will require cross cover for both Graseby House and Chase Farm.

Main duties of the job

Dictate IT

Typing of CP medical

Deal with incoming and outgoing post

Update OPWL

Luna validation

Tinkle (Data base for Diabetic patients)

Deal with Clinician in-box and emails from other sources

Liaise with Receptionist re clinic out-comes

Cross reference Clinician own letters

Deal with 18 weeks and ongoing referrals

Telephone query

Envoy patients

Book Blood test

Update patients' demographics

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year Per annum plus Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-7134654

Job locations

Graseby House

Graseby Lodge 5 Fittzjohn Avenue

London

EN5 2HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

1.1 Understands and follows the administrative input required to support the patients standard clinical pathways from the time the patient is referred through to discharge.

1.2 Coordinates all administrative processes for each patients pathway to ensure it is managed smoothly and within agreed time frames.

1.3 Ensure all patient demographics and contact details are kept up to date on Cerner.

1.4 When accessing patient records ensure computerised tracking systems are used appropriately.

1.5 Phone patients to provide instructions, reminders and information where necessary.

1.6 Attend and participate in meetings relevant to the role as required.

1.7 Provide patient navigation services for satellite and off site locations where required.

1.8 Check with Admissions on a regular basis that patients have been added appropriately to the elective waiting list.

1.9 Provide cross-cover for other patient navigators to ensure a consistent and effective administration service is maintained at all times.

1.10 Process confidential patient-sensitive documentation to and from patients, other healthcare professionals and external agencies.

1.11 Deal with concerns/complaints as appropriate, immediately escalating where necessary to the appropriate manager for prompt action.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1.1 Understands and follows the administrative input required to support the patients standard clinical pathways from the time the patient is referred through to discharge.

1.2 Coordinates all administrative processes for each patients pathway to ensure it is managed smoothly and within agreed time frames.

1.3 Ensure all patient demographics and contact details are kept up to date on Cerner.

1.4 When accessing patient records ensure computerised tracking systems are used appropriately.

1.5 Phone patients to provide instructions, reminders and information where necessary.

1.6 Attend and participate in meetings relevant to the role as required.

1.7 Provide patient navigation services for satellite and off site locations where required.

1.8 Check with Admissions on a regular basis that patients have been added appropriately to the elective waiting list.

1.9 Provide cross-cover for other patient navigators to ensure a consistent and effective administration service is maintained at all times.

1.10 Process confidential patient-sensitive documentation to and from patients, other healthcare professionals and external agencies.

1.11 Deal with concerns/complaints as appropriate, immediately escalating where necessary to the appropriate manager for prompt action.

Person Specification

Education and professional qualifications

Desirable

  • Courses / further study attended to demonstrate evidence of personal development

Education and professional qualifications

Essential

  • RSA 2 or RSA 3 word processing/typing or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • English and Maths at GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Diploma level qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working with the public and/or patients in a healthcare environment
  • Experience of interaction with all levels of staff
  • Experience of dealing with non-routine and complex problems
  • Previous administrative and organisational experience
Person Specification

Education and professional qualifications

Desirable

  • Courses / further study attended to demonstrate evidence of personal development

Education and professional qualifications

Essential

  • RSA 2 or RSA 3 word processing/typing or equivalent experience
  • Knowledge of medical terminology
  • English and Maths at GCSE level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Diploma level qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of working with the public and/or patients in a healthcare environment
  • Experience of interaction with all levels of staff
  • Experience of dealing with non-routine and complex problems
  • Previous administrative and organisational experience

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).

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

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Graseby House

Graseby Lodge 5 Fittzjohn Avenue

London

EN5 2HE


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Graseby House

Graseby Lodge 5 Fittzjohn Avenue

London

EN5 2HE


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Pathway Manager

Alice Ramos

alice.ramos@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year Per annum plus Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-7134654

Job locations

Graseby House

Graseby Lodge 5 Fittzjohn Avenue

London

EN5 2HE


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