The closing date is 26th Sep 2025
Job summary
Are you an organised, friendly and proactive individual looking for an opportunity in healthcare administration, if so this could be the perfect opportunity for you. This role will be based in Taunton (site to be confirmed).
We are seeking an Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Coordinator to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology team. As AMD Coordinator, you will provide essential administrative support, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience for both patients and clinical staff. This role involves booking of outpatient appointments and managing complex treatment schedules, amongst other duties, requiring a high level of attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
If you are passionate about patient care, thrive in a face-paced environment, and enjoy working as part of a team, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
To provide a co-ordinating administrative service for the Age-Related Macular Degeneration Service, ensuring that high standards are maintained in terms of quality and output. To use own initiative and work without supervision. To maintain a high level of prolonged concentration at all times to ensure and maintain a high-quality service.
Act as Fail-Safe Manager to ensure that all bookings and injections are carried out as per guidance from the Royal College of Ophthalmology and NICE guidelines, checking every patient from every Macular Treatment, Nurse Practitioner and Virtual clinic in a timely manner. Ensure all new patients have an appointment offered to them within one week as per NICE guidelines.
About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
* Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
* NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
* Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
* A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Job description
Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Good standard of general education
NVQ 2 or 3 in Administration or equivalent experience within an administrative role
IT qualification or proven experience
Experience
Essential
Audiotyping/word processing/general IT experience
Desirable
Previous NHS administrative experience/working knowledge of inhouse database system
Awareness of Ophthalmology service
Additional Criteria
Essential
Ability to organise own time
Behaviours aligned with Trust values
For help with your application, contact:
Kerry Arnsdorf
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£ to £ Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-Time
Reference number
184-OL-PU-3062
Job locations
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
Harrison House
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
County Hall
The Crescent
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 4DY