East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Pacing / Devices Coordinator

The closing date is 29 January 2026

Job summary

Proposed interview date 9th February 2026

We are looking for a vibrant, confident person to join the team to help deliver a high quality service in the Cardio-Respiratory Department based at Colchester Hospital.

This role will be a job share, working days will be Monday 8-30 -16.30 and Tuesday 8.30 -17.00

This is a fixed term position until 31.3.26

In this role, you will be providing administration support to a team of Consultants, Technicians and other healthcare professionals.

You must have excellent communication skills with attention to detail and high level organisational skills. You will need to have the ability to work on your own initiative and you must be able to remain calm in difficult situations.

Please note you will be required to work as part of the administration team and provide cross cover when necessary.

Main duties of the job

Provide an efficient administrative and day-to-day support service to the department and coordinating all pacing clinics within department and outside areas i.e. Clacton & District and Harwich & District. Including the booking of appointments, typing of correspondence, documents, dealing with different enquires, dealing with patients' records and other general office administration duties.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Date posted

15 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

432-HR1157-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Previous administrative role
Experience of database systems
Working collaboratively as part of a team
Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office
Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation

Desirable

NHS experience
Experience in working with Patient Administration Systems, incl. Pas, Lotus

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Confidentiality and Data Protection
Customer service
Knowledge of a range of administrative procedures.
Good attention to detail and accuracy

Desirable

NHS Knowledge of relevant work area
Specialised functional and medical terms acquired through qualification or extensive experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
NVQ level 3 in administration/secretarial or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Previous administrative role
Experience of database systems
Working collaboratively as part of a team
Advanced IT Systems including - Microsoft Office
Experience of communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation

Desirable

NHS experience
Experience in working with Patient Administration Systems, incl. Pas, Lotus

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Confidentiality and Data Protection
Customer service
Knowledge of a range of administrative procedures.
Good attention to detail and accuracy

Desirable

NHS Knowledge of relevant work area
Specialised functional and medical terms acquired through qualification or extensive 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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

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