Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Bowel Cancer Screening Administrator

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Job summary

A vacancy has arisen to join the Bowel Cancer Screening team based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, on a part time basis. This role covers the screening of the Berkshire area and you will be required to deal with patients from both East and West Berkshire.

We are looking for an approachable and patient focused team player with excellent organisational skills and the ability to multi task.

If you enjoy an environment which involves liaising with patients, clinical staff and fellow team members whilst using your own initiative then you will enjoy this role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for using the Bowel Cancer System to transfer referrals from the Guildford Hub onto the Patient Management System.

Ability to work on own initiative

Telephone contact with patients and outside organisations.

Liaise with Screening Practitioners and provide administrative support.

Use excell data bases to accurately record data.

Book patient appointments using the hospital patient system EPIC and the Bowel Cancer Screening database.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Date posted

17 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£25,329 to £26,958 a year per annum pro rata Inc HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-KMU47

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading

Craven Rd

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the tasks and responsibilities associated with this role please refer to the job description/person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the tasks and responsibilities associated with this role please refer to the job description/person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good education to GCSE standard or equivalent to reflect numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable

Previous use of hospital patient administration system

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a hospital or busy office environment
Significant experience in difficult customer facing situations
Experience of working to exacting deadlines
Medical Terminology
Understanding of customer care
An awareness of the importance of the role to patient care
Awareness of the data protection act
Knowledge of NHS targets and/or willingness to learn.

Desirable

Understanding of NHS philosophies

Skills & knowledge

Essential

Good interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritise, use own initiative and make decisions

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good education to GCSE standard or equivalent to reflect numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable

Previous use of hospital patient administration system

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a hospital or busy office environment
Significant experience in difficult customer facing situations
Experience of working to exacting deadlines
Medical Terminology
Understanding of customer care
An awareness of the importance of the role to patient care
Awareness of the data protection act
Knowledge of NHS targets and/or willingness to learn.

Desirable

Understanding of NHS philosophies

Skills & knowledge

Essential

Good interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritise, use own initiative and make decisions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading

Craven Rd

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading

Craven Rd

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)