Job summary
***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***
The Clinical Scheduler is a key member of the Medical Day Case Unit (MDCU) team, responsible for the effective coordination of all key stakeholders wishing to use MDCU for administration of ongoing treatment, adhoc or emergency work. The post holder works independently within clearly defined procedures, managing their own workload to ensure timely delivery of any treatment required and associated patient appointments or TCIs. This is to ensure maximum productivity and capacity management for all key stakeholders.
This role supports the delivery of high quality, person centred care by maintaining accurate scheduling systems, optimising clinic capacity and liaising with multi-disciplinary teams. Operating with minimal supervision, the scheduler will demonstrate initiative, professionalism, and strong organisational and communication skills to ensure that MDCU actively runs safely and efficiently. The post holder may also be required to provide support or cover for other clinical scheduling areas to ensure consistency of service across the wider team.
Main duties of the job
- Coordinate and manage the scheduling of all medical appointments required within MDCU.
- Oversee processes that support comprehensive and efficient scheduling to maximise clinic utilisation and minimise delays.
- To maintain and manage Chemocare and maxims for the use of scheduling of all treatments and the provision of information.
- Maintain chemoschedule and ensure all treatments for patients are booked within the allocated time frame; escalate any scheduling concerns regarding any treatments or interventions required in MDCU.
- Ensure patients referred for treatments receive all relevant written and verbal information if required.
- Ensure additional interventions are arranged and booked prior to starting treatment
- Act as the primary contact for the coordinating of bookings, treatment and interventions within MDCU
- To contribute to the efficient running of the department and ensure a high standard or direct and indirect patient care.
- Request blood tests on MAXIMS and send forms to patients if required to do so
- Work cooperatively as part of the multi-disciplinary team, assisting nursing and other clinical staff to deliver a high standard of holistic patient-centred care.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
30 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-MED-7303435
Job locations
Wye Valley Trust
County Hospital, Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Wye Valley Trust
County Hospital, Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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