Administration Assistant – BCSP

Job summary

The bowel screening service addresses the needs of individuals aged between 50 and 75 who have an abnormal test result from a home screening kit.

We are seeking a part time administrator to support the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) as part of a team at the Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre which is based across three sites - Royal United Hospital, Bath - Great Western Hospital, Swindon - and Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury.

This post will be based at Salisbury District Hospital working on Thursday-Friday 08.30-16.30. Additional hours may be available to cover annual leave/absences within the team.

Please note: we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

Main duties of the job

• To maintain the BCSP and associated services databases. Responsible for inputting and amending data accurately and securely. To attend training course on the Bowel Cancer Screening Software.
• Using the relevant computer system to input and retrieve patient information.
• Update hospital PAS and endoscopy systems, discussing waiting list issues as necessary and identifying medically urgent patients and potentially long waiters, ensuring that all patients are booked within national guidelines as per Somerset Cancer Register.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk