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Band 7
Full-time

Elective Care Training and Validation Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUnipart Group Headquarters, Cowley Garsington Road Cowley OX4 2PG United Kingdom£49,387 - £56,515Closes 01/10/2026

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Band
Band 7
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
17/09/2026
Closes
01/10/2026

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Role summary

This role involves leading the Trust's elective care training and RTT validation functions to ensure safe, timely, and well-managed patient pathways. You will oversee validation processes, provide expert advice on elective access and RTT rules, and deliver high-quality training to staff. The manager will also identify pathway risks, escalate issues, and support service improvement using elective care data. Strong knowledge of elective access, RTT pathway management, and waiting list processes is essential.

Essential criteria

  • Significant experience in RTT training
  • Significant experience in RTT training

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Band 7 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.

This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Elective Care Training and Validation Manager

The closing date is 01 October 2026

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and motivatedElective Care Training and Validation Manager to support the delivery of high-quality elective access services across the Trust.

This is a key role within the Elective Access Team, supporting the delivery of national 18-week Referral to Treatment standards, improving waiting list management, and strengthening data quality across elective pathways. The post holder will work closely with operational, clinical, administrative, information and training teams to ensure patient pathways are managed safely, consistently and effectively.

The successful candidate will lead and support the RTT validation and training team, oversee routine validation processes, provide expert advice on elective access and RTT rules, and deliver high-quality training to staff across the organisation. They will also play an important role in identifying pathway risks, escalating issues, supporting service improvement, and helping teams to understand and use elective care data to improve patient care.

This role would suit someone with strong knowledge of elective access, RTT pathway management and waiting list processes, alongside excellent communication, analytical and leadership skills. You will need

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