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Pathway Coordinator (Medical Secretary)

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Derby, DE22 3NEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£25,760 to £27,476

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

21 October 2026

2 days left

Job description

We have two posts available including a full time post at 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00) and a part-time post at 22 hours per wee...

Applicants must be confident communicators with the ability to liaise with colleagues and patients. Essential qualities are excellent typing skills and strong organisational/time management skills with the ability to multi-task and work under pressure. Flexibility is required as the post holder may need to cover other colleagues and changing working from home arrangements at short notice.Applicants should have demonstrable experience of working in a busy secretary environment and have call handling experience. Applicants must be experienced in using NHS IT systems and/or appointment systems, with a sound understanding of appointment/waiting list management.

Closing date of applications: 21 October 2026

Interview date: 3 November 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Education, Training and Qualifications CPD Requirements

Essential: - A good standard of English at O Level/GCSE or equivalent customer service experience

Desirable: - Typing qualification or equivalent experience

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of working in a patient care environment
  • Knowledge and understanding of NHS secretarial duties
  • Demonstrable experience in an NHS administration role

Desirable: - Experience of working in a medical secretary team; - Experience of managing new patient referrals

Skills and Ability

Essential

  • To be able to demonstrate organisational skills
  • To be able to demonstrate the ability to work towards deadlines
  • To be able to demonstrate the ability to work on own initiative
  • To be able to demonstrate advanced level of IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications including word and excel

Desirable: - Ability to plan and delegate within the team and manage day to day workload

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

14 October 2026

Last checked

15 October 2026

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About the employer

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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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