Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Private Patient Co-ordinator
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Job Title
This role offers an exciting opportunity to support a high-quality private patient service within one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK.
About the Role
The post holder will coordinate the private patient journey from referral through to treatment, ensuring bookings, financial authorisations, documentation and system records are managed accurately and efficiently. Acting as a central point of contact, you will liaise with consultants, patients, insurers and internal teams to support a smooth, professional and financially compliant service.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing patient bookings (outpatient, inpatient and theatre activity)
- Confirming funding arrangements
- Maintaining accurate records
- Responding to enquiries in a timely and customer-focused manner
You will play a critical role in ensuring both an excellent patient experience and effective income capture for the Trust.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven administrative or coordination experience
- Strong organisational skills
- Excellent communication
- A high level of attention to detail
You will need to be on-site, at varying sites, each day to prioritise a busy workload and work confidently with a range of stakeholders is essential. Experience in healthcare is essential with experience in private patient services or financial authorisation processes desirable.
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Main Duties
The main duties of this role are to coordinate the end-to-end private patient pathway, ensuring that referrals, bookings, admissions, authorisations and related documentation are managed efficiently and accurately. The post holder acts as a key point of contact for patients, consultants, secretaries, insurers and internal teams, helping to ensure that private patient activity is organised in line with Trust procedures and financial requirements. The role also involves maintaining accurate system records, supporting billing and pre-authorisation processes, resolving queries, and working closely with divisional and operational colleagues to deliver a high-quality, responsive and compliant private patient service.
About the Employer
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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Our Values
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Darren Ramchurun
- Job title: Operational Manager, Private Patients
- Email address: darren.ramchurun@ouh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07384 911096
Alternative contact:
- Name: Catherine Kenchington
- Telephone number: 07776 692430
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