Description
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Scheduling Officer to help maintain the efficient scheduling of treatments in their Medical day Unit at our Chelsea and Cavendish site.
As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, you should possess excellent interpersonal, verbal communication and organisational skills. Keyboard/IT skills are essential and hospital experience is desirable.
The post holder will coordinate all administrative aspects of the Day Care Services including data collection, reception and clerical duties.
The main duties of the job include:
- Deal with all new patient chemotherapy requests from clinicians, ensuring that the first chemotherapy treatment is scheduled within Cancer Waiting Times targets.
- Liaise directly with the patient regarding their treatment, providing information and reassurance and managing patient expectations around the chemotherapy experience.
- Liaise with the clinical teams and nursing staff to prioritise the scheduling of new requests.
- Schedule all chemotherapy treatment on the Medical Day Unit in line with local guidelines and protocols.
- Plan patient treatment and unit capacity efficiently, having consideration for a range of influencing factors such as the nursing staff rota, pharmacy turnaround times, availability of blood results etc.
The post is for 22.5 Hours a week Monday and Friday; with varied shifts between 8.00am - 8.00pm, working at Chelsea / Cavendish site on a rota basis.
We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways.