Chemotherapy Co-ordinator Scheduler | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Chemotherapy Co-ordinator Scheduler | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for a career where you can really make a difference and at the same time learn valuable new skills? Our administrative staff provide essential support to the clinical teams striving to ensure the patients' experience is what we would expect for our own family and friends. Because we understand and value the contribution of administrative staff in our teams we invest in training and development to make sure our staff are equipped with the right skills and knowledge.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our administrative team within the Day Treatment Unit asChemo Co-ordinator Scheduler. For the successful candidate this will be an exciting opportunity to develop this new role and lead our dedicated team of chemo co-ordinators who provide a key role in ensuring the correct chemotherapy drugs are available in time for the patient to receive the treatment.

You will need to possess good communication and interpersonal skills as an important element to this role is the liaison between pharmacists, clinicians and the drug suppliers. This busy role will require you to be highly organised, have attention to detail and possess the ability to work individually as well as part of a larger team. If you would like to make a positive contribution to a patient's care experience, then we would like to hear from you.

Overall objectives:

• To be a member of the Day Treatment unit (DTU) and provide a comprehensive administrative support to the DTU nurses and service based at the Churchill Hospital and is efficiently managing the processes underpinning: management of our databases (EPR, ARIA) chemotherapy delivery across day services, helping with patient query's and booking transport.
• Be able to have sensitive and compassionate manner with patients and relatives who are in relative states of emotional distress in view of delicate nature of the disease.
• To participate in cover arrangements of any member of the team, for training, annual leave or sick leave, as required and potentially on another site.
• To have a clear understanding of our policies and procedures and to participate in the implementation of unit polices and service development.
• Ensure all trust systems are up to date with patients' details as required while complying with the Data Protection Act.
• Maintain key links and good working relationships with all staff across oncology and haematology.
• Being responsible for scheduling and providing admin support for Oral Education Sessions
• Attend mandatory training course as identified through supervision and individual performance review.
• Support and participate in training all new members of staff

The successful candidate can also look forward to

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 27 days (plus Bank Holidays) on joining the Trust which increases with length in service
• Flexible working (standard hours of work between 8.00 – 6.00 Mon – Fri no weekend or bank holiday working required)
• Working from Home options (on a rota basis, once fully trained)
• Modern working environment
• NHS discounts across varied businesses
• Continued professional development opportunities

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