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Band 3
Full-time

Minor Procedures Administrator

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBedford Hospital, South Wing, Kempston Road, Bedford, MK42 9DJ, United Kingdom£25,760 - £27,476Closes 17/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
03/09/2026
Closes
17/09/2026

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Role summary

This role involves working in a busy department at Bedford Hospital, providing administrative support for patient pathways related to minor procedures. The post holder will be responsible for booking and managing patient procedures, monitoring waiting lists, and providing customer-focused service. They will also handle patient queries confidentially and support the booking of cancer and 2-week wait patients.

Essential criteria

  • oGCSE mathematics and English (or equivalent)
  • oEDCL or equivalent experience
  • oKnowledge and proven experience of record systems/data bases
  • oPrevious NHS experience
  • oExperience in working within a confidential environment
  • oKnowledge of patient confidentiality

Desirable criteria

  • oKnowledge of NHS IT programmes
  • Personal Skills
  • oExcellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • oAbility to adapt in an ever changing environment
  • oAdvance keyboard skills
  • oProven ability to multi-task
  • Other
  • oOpen/Reflective/Warm
  • oEnthusiastic and self-aware
  • oTeam focussed
  • oReliable, Adaptable and Dependable
  • oGCSE mathematics and English (or equivalent)
  • oEDCL or equivalent experience
  • oKnowledge and proven experience of record systems/data bases
  • oPrevious NHS experience
  • oExperience in working within a confidential environment
  • oKnowledge of patient confidentiality
  • oKnowledge of NHS IT programmes
  • Personal Skills
  • oExcellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • oAbility to adapt in an ever changing environment
  • oAdvance keyboard skills
  • oProven ability to multi-task
  • Other
  • oOpen/Reflective/Warm
  • oEnthusiastic and self-aware
  • oTeam focussed
  • oReliable, Adaptable and Dependable

Useful to know

Band 3 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.

This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Minor Procedures Administrator

The closing date is 17 September 2026

Job summary

The post holder will be working in a busy department at Bedford hospital. They will be part of a team who provide the administration of the patient pathway. We provide a wide range of services for skin cancer, emergency trauma, elective surgery and laser treatments.

As part of a team, the post holder will be booking patients for their procedures including both in main theatre and minor surgery lists.

Main duties of the job

To book and manage patient procedures (both inpatient and outpatient) adhering to national and local guidelines.

Monitor and manage follow-up and treatment waiting lists to ensure timely progression through the patient pathway.

Provide a customer focused service dealing with all patients or visitors in an efficient, polite and courteous manner

Handle queries from patients/relatives confidentially and sensitively; referring clinical-related queries to appropriate staff

Support the booking of Cancer, 2 week wait (2WW) patients as appropriate and within Trust pathway guidance.

Be aware of the targets in the NHS plan and how actions taken in everyday procedures affect these targets

To be aware of 18 week RTT guidance and speciality pathways, and support with data validation where required.

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Bedfordshire Hosp

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