Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Patient Tracker List (PTL) Breast Screening Coordinator

The closing date is 17 September 2025

Job summary

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you prepared to take a pivotal role in patient care and pathway management? The Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust presents an outstanding opportunity as a Patient Tracker List (PTL) & High-Risk Breast Screening Coordinator at Edgware Community Hospital within the North & Central and East London Breast Screening Service. This position offers a gateway to make a substantial impact while collaborating with a dynamic team that highly esteems your proficiency and dedication.

Main duties of the job

Central to this role is the accountability to diligently monitor and track patients on suspected cancer pathways through the Somerset and NBSS systems. Your role holds paramount importance in ensuring the pursuit of all necessary actions, their evaluation, and readiness for discussion during the weekly cancer PTL meetings. Working closely with the management team, you will emerge as a pivotal figure in resolving any hindrances along the pathway, promptly escalating challenges when required.

Your dedication to professional growth will empower you to comprehend the intricacies of the 62-day national cancer waiting time targets, the 28-day expedited diagnostic standard, and the guidelines of the NHS Breast Screening Programme for PTL pathways. The role also entails facilitating the Effective Tracking of Patient Tracker Lists, adhering to deadlines for data submission, and actively participating in PTL review meetings to provide insights and present findings.

Beyond pathway management, your responsibilities encompass critical administrative functions linked to the North London Breast Screening Service. Your expertise will ensure the provision of support services in alignment with Trust and NHS Breast Screening Programme guidelines and targets.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Details

Date posted

04 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,651 to £31,312 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-7343454

Job locations

Deansbrook House, Edgware Community Hospital

London

HA8 9BA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSE's or equivalent
  • NVQ level 3 in Business Administration or Customer Care or equivalent Experience

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to use own skill and judgement to select the most appropriate action from a range of alternative approaches
  • Able to sustain meticulous attention to accuracy and detail
  • Good level of verbal and written communication
  • Good interpersonal and listening skills
  • Able to handle difficult and distressing situations effectively
  • Able to prioritise own workload to set and meet deadlines
  • Able to compose correspondence and reports
  • Able to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Able to present information to others
  • Able to influence, advise and motivate others

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of undertaking detailed, intensive work in a busy administrative environment
  • Experience of using information technology such as Word and Excel in work-related activities

Desirable

  • Experience of dealing sensitively with client/patient concerns in emotive and distressing circumstances

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

  • Good working knowledge of relevant Microsoft office packages i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook

Desirable

  • Good knowledge of the NHS Breast Screening programme
  • Good knowledge of the National Breast Screening Computer System (NBSS) and its operation
  • Good understanding of general office working procedures

Others

Essential

  • Light Physical work

Desirable

  • Flexible working time
Person Specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSE's or equivalent
  • NVQ level 3 in Business Administration or Customer Care or equivalent Experience

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

  • Good organisational skills
  • Ability to use own skill and judgement to select the most appropriate action from a range of alternative approaches
  • Able to sustain meticulous attention to accuracy and detail
  • Good level of verbal and written communication
  • Good interpersonal and listening skills
  • Able to handle difficult and distressing situations effectively
  • Able to prioritise own workload to set and meet deadlines
  • Able to compose correspondence and reports
  • Able to work as part of a team

Desirable

  • Able to present information to others
  • Able to influence, advise and motivate others

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of undertaking detailed, intensive work in a busy administrative environment
  • Experience of using information technology such as Word and Excel in work-related activities

Desirable

  • Experience of dealing sensitively with client/patient concerns in emotive and distressing circumstances

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

  • Good working knowledge of relevant Microsoft office packages i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook

Desirable

  • Good knowledge of the NHS Breast Screening programme
  • Good knowledge of the National Breast Screening Computer System (NBSS) and its operation
  • Good understanding of general office working procedures

Others

Essential

  • Light Physical work

Desirable

  • Flexible working time

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

Deansbrook House, Edgware Community Hospital

London

HA8 9BA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Deansbrook House, Edgware Community Hospital

London

HA8 9BA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Service Manager

Tara Wilson

tara.wilson11@nhs.net

02077940500

Details

Date posted

04 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£29,651 to £31,312 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-7343454

Job locations

Deansbrook House, Edgware Community Hospital

London

HA8 9BA


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