Dermatology Surgical Booking Coordinator (INTERNAL): Sponsorship Available

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Job summary

**Internal Applicants Only**

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Dermatology Department as a Surgical Booking Coordinator. The post is 32 hours per week on a permanent basis. We are looking for someone who has a professional approach to work and colleagues, has the ability to prioritise and organise their own workload and has excellent communication skills.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this job is to be responsible for providing a coordinator role for booking skin surgery in the Dermatology Department. The role involves working for Consultants and their team and supervising junior secretarial/clerical staff. This includes managing the inpatient worklist and booking TCI (to come in) dates for patients to attend for their surgical procedures. It involves arranging surgical sessions, ensuring nursing staff are available and closely monitoring the waiting lists for both urgent suspected cancer, urgent and routine patients. There needs to be flexibility in working throughout the Division as service needs require.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Good general education and GCSE in English and Mathematics or equivalent
  • Level 3 Business Administration Qualification or Equivalent

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Proficiency in using office systems and managing electronic patient administration systems
  • Well developed communication skills, ability to prioritise workload effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
  • Understanding of Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathways, cancer waiting time standards and waiting list management
  • Ability to work independently without supervision and collaboratively as part of a team

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of waiting list management within an NHS setting
  • Proactive problem solver, able to identify issues and escalate appropriately
  • Administrative experience in a Healthcare setting

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

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