Urology Patient Pathway Assistant

A fantastic opportunity has recently arisen within the Bristol Urological Institute as we are advertising for a Patient Pathway Assistant working 37.5 hours a week to join our busy Urology department. This is an exciting opportunity to start your career working within the Bristol Urological Institute.

The Urology department are focused on helping manage the administrative processes for patients who suffer with Urological issues in the Bristol and South West area and also RTT patients needing general urology care. The role will be to support all administration aspects of the patient pathway in line with 18 weeks referral to treatment guidelines and cancer pathways, therefore RTT and cancer knowledge would be extremely beneficial.

This role also involves working closely with the Consultant Team and Patient Pathway Coordinator, deputising for them as required., The Urology Patient Pathway Assistant is responsible for supporting the Patient Pathway Coordinator to manage the inpatient and day case waiting lists for Consultant Urologists operating at Southmead Hospital, coordinating admission and associated pre-operative clinics and theatre lists.

To play a central role within these services and to work in close liaison with colleagues, staff in other departments, GPs, patients and the general public. To work well as part of a team whilst being able to use their own initiative to provide administrative support to the Patient Pathway Coordinator within the Urology team, to ensure effective high quality service is provided.

The ideal candidate will need to be able to work in a calm, logical, organised and methodical way whilst being able to multi-task in a busy environment with complex patient pathways.

The Urology service is a fast paced service therefore attention to detail is a must along with a strong work ethic.

North Bristol NHS Trust is one of the largest trusts in the South West, with state of the art facilities provided at Southmead Hospital and the smaller Cossham hospital site.

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.