Chemotherapy Scheduler in Oxford

Job overview

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 as Chemo 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 this role requires 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.

Main duties of the job

Overall objectives:

• To be a member of the Day Treatment unit (DTU) and provide comprehensive administrative support to the DTU nurses and service based at the Churchill Hospital and efficiently manage the processes underpinning: management of our databases (EPR, ARIA) chemotherapy delivery across day services, helping with patient queries and booking transport.
• Be able to have a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients and relatives who are in relative states of emotional distress in view of the 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 policies 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.
• Attend mandatory training courses as identified through supervision and individual performance review.
• Support and participate in training all new members of staff.

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Working for our organisation

The successful candidate also looks forward to:

• Generous annual leave entitlement – days (plus Bank Holidays) on joining the Trust which increases with length in service.
• Flexible working (standard hours of work between – 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.

In return we expect you to be motivated and hard working with a positive approach to providing excellent customer service with a desire to make a patient’s care experience the best it can possibly be.

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