Outpatient clinic Coordinator | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	BRISTOL, BS2 8HW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	15 Oct 2026

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Summary

Dermatology is one of the largest specialities within our Trust and the admin team are responsible for routine, urgent skin cancer and day case surgery patients.

Escalate patient queries, capacity problems and general issues to the role’s line manager or relevant clinical staff as appropriate.

To show a caring and professional approach towards patients, relatives and carers. This may require acting with resilience to deal with sometimes distressed patients and relatives in an empathetic manner.

To monitor, manage and validate active and backlog waiting list data for the Dermatology Department.

To manage patient communications via telephone and use Trust systems to create letters, emails and text reminders. Implement the patient access policy and investigate patients who do not attend (DNA) their appointment and follow up and investigate rejected triage requests .

To initiate appropriate action to address issues to ensure patients do not breach maximum waiting times and ensure patients are given reasonable notice and appropriate information.

We strongly encourage applicants to contact the Dermatology Department Management on debra.johnson@uhbw.nhs.uk to find out more about the role prior to interview to gain a more in depth understanding of the job.

• The post holder will have a pivotal role in enabling the Trust and individual Dermatology Teams to deliver a high standard of care and communication throughout the pathway. Effective tracking of the pathways will also facilitate the Trust in achieving National Dermatology Waiting Times Standards and other appropriate standards.

• Your role will involve working closely with clinicians, administrative staff and managers to ensure that weekly meetings are held in an effective way, and making sure outcomes are noted and acted upon. Always keeping records complete and up to date using a range of tools is a core task.

• Enthusiasm, commitment and flexibility are required for this role along with good customer service and excellent organisational and communication skills. Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with excellent attention to detail is essential.

• The post holder will have responsibility for the organisation, delivery, and recording outcomes of the weekly multi-disciplinary team meeting(s) and follow up decisions taken.

• The post holder is responsible for ensuring accurate information is electronically stored in a timely and coordinated manner.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Monday 28 Sep 2026

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