At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate chemotherapy prescriptions and ensure timely delivery while minimizing waste.
- Company: Join the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a leader in healthcare.
- Benefits: Gain valuable experience in a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a collaborative team focused on delivering exceptional healthcare services.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patients' lives while developing your skills in a dynamic team.
- Qualifications: Strong communication skills and a passion for patient care are essential.
The predicted salary is between 47250 - 57750 $ per year.
Use electronic software packages (e.g., ARIA) to co-ordinate the prescribing of chemotherapy by Doctors, its screening by pharmacists and receipt of prescriptions by the relevant pharmacy departments, and be responsible for updating all relevant documentation.
Liaising with the external chemotherapy provider, negotiating chemotherapy arrival times and release of chemotherapy at the correct time to ensure chemotherapy is not wasted.
Be proactive in liaising with doctors and pharmacists, communicating effectively to ensure that all chemotherapy is prescribed and screened, ideally 48 hours in advance.
Work with pharmacy, DTU staff and external companies to minimise wastage.
Liaise daily with nursing staff, providing a status report detailing the stage at which patients' chemotherapy prescriptions have reached in the process.
Support Pharmacy with database input and with any audits that need to be undertaken.
Liaise with Cardiology to ensure all Echo referrals are actioned, and that all relevant databases are maintained.
Manage Herceptin referrals & scripts to Health Care At Home Coordination of Oral Education and Enos.
Attend a daily meeting to feed back on the coordination of chemotherapy, highlighting any concerns to work together on achieving the best outcome for the patient.
Take a lead role in the management of Oral Education Chemotherapy clinics, ensuring that all patients are seen within the required time scales and in accordance with NHS targets and Trust policies.
Manage defined areas within tasks and be responsible for prioritising work, developing staff and reviewing working practices to ensure effective department procedures and communication structures are implemented.
Coordinate the day-to-day activities of the Chemotherapy Coordinators.
Train and supervise team members in all aspects of patient administration service and exceptional customer service, motivating, improving performance and promoting team values to achieve required outcomes.
Contribute to the identification and planning of development needs for the team and individuals.
Contribute to the assessment of staff performance against objectives and be responsible for the performance development reviews of individuals.
Support individual learning and development on a day-to-day basis.
Ensure that joint working and close co-operation is developed and maintained with internal and external staff groups, providing the clinical/operational services needed to maintain a complete and seamless service to patients.
Deal with complex enquiries from staff and patients, investigating and researching matters to provide information, guidance and advice to others in response to their queries in line with departmental key performance indicators.
Take responsibility for data quality within a defined area; investigating issues, rectifying processes and providing training as required.
Handle general communication including email, shared mailboxes and EPR communication centre.
Comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records and legislation issued in relation to confidential data.
Perform any other duties as deemed appropriate to the role to support the increasing service needs as requested by the DTU Nurse Manager or Lead Chemotherapy Nurse.
Participate in individual performance review in regular supervision sessions as agreed.
Chemotherapy Co-ordinator Scheduler employer: NHS Jobs
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