AMD Co-ordinator - FTC
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
St Helens, WA9 3DAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
Maternity cover until May 2027 To co-ordinate the Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) service including management of new referrals and follow up a...
- Responsible for overseeing the AMD appointment system scheduling new and follow up assessment and treatment appointments, managing the case load and ensuring patients are informed of their appointment and other relevant information.
- Be the point of contact for patients, consultants, nursing staff and managerial staff in regard to the AMD service
- Identify capacity and demand issues and ensure clinical and managerial colleagues are aware and action.
- Request any changes as required for letters, clinic, theatres and consultants via Pas Admin
- Responsible for the co-ordination of the treatment rooms / theatre availability for injections
- Ensure the treatment plan on Medisight coincides with the information the AMD co-ordinator has received and highlight any conflicting information to the clinicians
- Establish and maintain effective communication with the hospital pharmacy over pharmaceutical supplies.
- Undertake project planning / audits to ensure AMD service needs and targets are met.
- To monitor, collect, collate, evaluate and report progress of AMD service.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 24th September 2026
Closing Date: 1st October 2026
Shortlisting Date: 2nd October 2026
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Values
Essential: - We are kind; - We are open; - We are inclusive
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE level for English and Maths or equivalent experience
- NVQ in Business Administration or equivalent knowledge through formal training or experience
- Word processing skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent IT skills with knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office
- Previous experience of working within a clerical environment
- Able to deal with the public in person and via telephone
Desirable: - Previous NHS experience; - Knowledge of medical terminology
Skills
Essential
- Self-motivated and ability to work using own initiative with limited supervisions
- Able to use own initiative and respond to new challenges, knowing when to escalate.
- Ability to organise/manager/prioritise own work schedule
- Excellent communication and customer care skills
- Ability to accurately maintain computerised and manual documentation systems
- Ability to promote good working relationships amongst team and colleagues
- Ability to assist in the mentoring and training or new staff
Desirable: - Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills; - Good understanding of Trust internal policies as appropriate
Other
Essential: - Excellent team player; - Confident and sympathetic when dealing with patients/staff
Desirable: - Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of prompt timekeeping and good attendance at the workplace
How to apply
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First seen
24 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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