Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the UK, employing over 20,000 staff. We are responsible for running a family of nine hospitals across six separate sites, providing a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.
Job Opportunities
Are you highly organized, calm under pressure, and passionate about delivering excellent service? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team at Trafford Elective Hub as a Booking and Scheduling Coordinator.
Key Responsibilities
* Accurately add patients to waiting lists, ensuring they are placed on the correct pathways, validating and amending details as required.
* Coordinate pre-admission tests and checks, ensuring all patients are fully prepared for their procedure or appointment.
* Record patient cancellations and DNAs (Did Not Attends) accurately and promptly.
* Liaise effectively with consultants regarding case-mix, additions to theatre lists, and schedule changes.
* Ensure theatre lists are constructed to maximise utilisation, balancing clinical priorities and patient needs.
* Support the team in maintaining compliance with Trust access policies and national access standards.
Qualifications & Skills
* Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
* Strong communication skills.
* A calm and professional approach in a busy environment.
* Strong IT and administrative abilities.
* A commitment to delivering outstanding service to patients and staff alike.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high‑quality research programmes. We’re also excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. Also read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. It also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025.
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