Endoscopy Validation Co-Ordinator - Digestive Diseases
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- England,North West,Lancashire,Blackburn with Darwen
- Full Time, Permanent
- £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
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Full job descriptionEndoscopy Validation Co-Ordinator - Digestive DiseasesNHS AfC: Band 4Main area
Digestive Diseases
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
435-MEC-088-26
Site
Royal Blackburn Hospital
Town
Blackburn
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 pro-rata
Closing
25/08/2026 10:00
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an Endoscopy Validation Coordinator to join the Digestive Diseases Team in MEC. The successful applicant will have strong communication, IT and organisation skills and be able to prioritise their own workload. An ability to understand the need for maintaining confidentiality is also essential.
The main duty includes validation of the endoscopy waiting list ensuring data quality issues and potential errors are corrected, assess waiting times and conduct patient enquiries to determine their current circumstances, needs and preferences relating to their diagnostic need, liaising with clinicians on treatment plan and remove duplicate entries or out of date waiting list information for patients that have under gone the diagnostic procedure on another pathway or separate waiting list entry, elsewhere or if their condition has resolved. Other general admin duties may be expected in this role.
Main duties of the job*Validation of the endoscopy waiting list ensuring data quality issues and potential errors are corrected
*Assess waiting times and conduct patient enquiries to determine their current circumstances, needs and preferences relating to their diagnostic need, liaising with clinicians on treatment plan.
*Identify surveillance patients and ensure missing due dates are populated ahead of clinical validation
*Remove duplicate entries or out of date waiting list information for patients that have under gone the diagnostic procedure on another pathway or separate waiting list entry, elsewhere or if their condition has resolved.
*Support validation of Monthly DM01 data
*Work closely with the Endoscopy Operational Manager, Booking Manager, Clinicians, Pre-Op and Booking teams across all specialties to ensure patients are actively managed through patient pathways ensuring the Trusts access policy is adhered to.
*Ensure that appropriate requests for investigations are monitored following the clinician’s instructions. If diagnostic delays occur or appear imminent liaise with the diagnostic booking team manager for action.
*Ensure all information relating to the patient’s pathway clearly identifies all relevant target dates to ensure accuracy and to aid other users of the relevant systems, such as Cerner etc.
Working for our organisationThe Medicine and Emergency Care division has offices at Royal Blackburn Hospital with activity taking place also at Burnley General Hospital and other peripheral sites across East Lancashire.
ELHT is a significant employer within East Lancashire and takes pride in providing safe, personal and effective health services to a population of over 600 000 people.
The Trust offers a range of benefits to staff and more details of these can be seen on the Trust website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities*Validation of the endoscopy waiting list ensuring data quality issues and potential errors are corrected
*Assess waiting times and conduct patient enquiries to determine their current circumstances, needs and preferences relating to their diagnostic need, liaising with clinicians on treatment plan.
*Identify surveillance patients and ensure missing due dates are populated ahead of clinical validation
*Remove duplicate entries or out of date waiting list information for patients that have under gone the diagnostic procedure on another pathway or separate waiting list entry, elsewhere or if their condition has resolved.
*Support validation of Monthly DM01 data
*Work closely with the Endoscopy Operational Manager, Booking Manager, Clinicians, Pre-Op and Booking teams across all specialties to ensure patients are actively managed through patient pathways ensuring the Trusts access policy is adhered to.
*Ensure that appropriate requests for investigations are monitored following the clinicians instructions. If diagnostic delays occur or appear imminent liaise with the diagnostic booking team manager for action.
*Ensure all information relating to the patients pathway clearly identifies all relevant target dates to ensure accuracy and to aid other users of the relevant systems, such as Cerner etc.
*To support the division in implementation of robust follow-up tracking, ensuring no patient is ever lost in the system
*To maintain up to date knowledge of all standards, targets and processes relating to the patient pathway process and to be a point of reference for administrative teams across the Trust.
*To provide, local training and support to other staff within the Trust regarding processes and procedures.
*To adhere to the Trusts Access Policy
*To provide reports and attend relevant meetings as requested by the Divisional and Directorate managers.
Person specificationShortlisting CriteriaEssential criteria*GCSE English at Grade C/Level 4 or above or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria*Business or Leadership Qualiffication
Shortlisting CriteriaEssential criteria*Experience of Working both within a team and independently
*Experience in using Trust electronic systems such as Cerner/ICE and Solus
*Experience and Understanding of National Diagnostic Waiting times
*Ability to use own initiative and prioritise and organise own workload
*Demonstrate effective communication and negotiation skills
*Able to adapt to the changing needs of the service
*Self-moticated
*Able to work flexibly across sites as requested
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
*Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the...
Digestive Diseases
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
435-MEC-088-26
Site
Royal Blackburn Hospital
Town
Blackburn
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 pro-rata
Closing
25/08/2026 10:00
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an Endoscopy Validation Coordinator to join the Digestive Diseases Team in MEC. The successful applicant will have strong communication, IT and organisation skills and be able to prioritise their own workload. An ability to understand the need for maintaining confidentiality is also essential.
The main duty includes validation of the endoscopy waiting list ensuring data quality issues and potential errors are corrected, assess waiting times and conduct patient enquiries to determine their current circumstances, needs and preferences relating to their diagnostic need, liaising with clinicians on treatment plan and remove duplicate entries or out of date waiting list information for patients that have under gone the diagnostic procedure on another pathway or separate waiting list entry, elsewhere or if their condition has resolved. Other general admin duties may be expected in this role.
Main duties of the job*Validation of the endoscopy waiting list ensuring data quality issues and potential errors are corrected
*Assess waiting times and conduct patient enquiries to determine their current circumstances, needs and preferences relating to their diagnostic need, liaising with clinicians on treatment plan.
*Identify surveillance patients and ensure missing due dates are populated ahead of clinical validation
*Remove duplicate entries or out of date waiting list information for patients that have under gone the diagnostic procedure on another pathway or separate waiting list entry, elsewhere or if their condition has resolved.
*Support validation of Monthly DM01 data
*Work closely with the Endoscopy Operational Manager, Booking Manager, Clinicians, Pre-Op and Booking teams across all specialties to ensure patients are actively managed through patient pathways ensuring the Trusts access policy is adhered to.
*Ensure that appropriate requests for investigations are monitored following the clinician’s instructions. If diagnostic delays occur or appear imminent liaise with the diagnostic booking team manager for action.
*Ensure all information relating to the patient’s pathway clearly identifies all relevant target dates to ensure accuracy and to aid other users of the relevant systems, such as Cerner etc.
Working for our organisationThe Medicine and Emergency Care division has offices at Royal Blackburn Hospital with activity taking place also at Burnley General Hospital and other peripheral sites across East Lancashire.
ELHT is a significant employer within East Lancashire and takes pride in providing safe, personal and effective health services to a population of over 600 000 people.
The Trust offers a range of benefits to staff and more details of these can be seen on the Trust website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities*Validation of the endoscopy waiting list ensuring data quality issues and potential errors are corrected
*Assess waiting times and conduct patient enquiries to determine their current circumstances, needs and preferences relating to their diagnostic need, liaising with clinicians on treatment plan.
*Identify surveillance patients and ensure missing due dates are populated ahead of clinical validation
*Remove duplicate entries or out of date waiting list information for patients that have under gone the diagnostic procedure on another pathway or separate waiting list entry, elsewhere or if their condition has resolved.
*Support validation of Monthly DM01 data
*Work closely with the Endoscopy Operational Manager, Booking Manager, Clinicians, Pre-Op and Booking teams across all specialties to ensure patients are actively managed through patient pathways ensuring the Trusts access policy is adhered to.
*Ensure that appropriate requests for investigations are monitored following the clinicians instructions. If diagnostic delays occur or appear imminent liaise with the diagnostic booking team manager for action.
*Ensure all information relating to the patients pathway clearly identifies all relevant target dates to ensure accuracy and to aid other users of the relevant systems, such as Cerner etc.
*To support the division in implementation of robust follow-up tracking, ensuring no patient is ever lost in the system
*To maintain up to date knowledge of all standards, targets and processes relating to the patient pathway process and to be a point of reference for administrative teams across the Trust.
*To provide, local training and support to other staff within the Trust regarding processes and procedures.
*To adhere to the Trusts Access Policy
*To provide reports and attend relevant meetings as requested by the Divisional and Directorate managers.
Person specificationShortlisting CriteriaEssential criteria*GCSE English at Grade C/Level 4 or above or equivalent qualification
Desirable criteria*Business or Leadership Qualiffication
Shortlisting CriteriaEssential criteria*Experience of Working both within a team and independently
*Experience in using Trust electronic systems such as Cerner/ICE and Solus
*Experience and Understanding of National Diagnostic Waiting times
*Ability to use own initiative and prioritise and organise own workload
*Demonstrate effective communication and negotiation skills
*Able to adapt to the changing needs of the service
*Self-moticated
*Able to work flexibly across sites as requested
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
*Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the...
Job number 4028173
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