Minor Procedures Administrator
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
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.
Posted 4d ago · Closes in 11d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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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.
About us
Bedfordshire Hosp
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