Bowel Cancer Screening Administrator

Job summary

Exciting opportunities have arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible, and motivated individual to join our South Derby shire Bowel Cancer Screening administration team in a Pathway Co-ordinator role on a permanent basis .

You should be educated to a good standard of English to GCSE or equivalent and have an advanced level of IT literacy with experience of using a range of IT applications.

To provide an efficient Bowel cancer screening waiting list service to the consultants and their teams working flexibly with the clinical members of the team.

You must have read the contents of the Job Description and feel confident that you are able to fulfil the requirements.

The hours of work will be 18.25hrs.

Main duties of the job

• To act as the point of contact for patients and medical staff on behalf of the consultant and his/her team ensuring that all queries are resolved with skill, sensitivity and in a courteous and professional manner.
• Responsible for the monitoring / selection of future waiting list patients.
• An understanding of the 18-week RTT process and a knowledge of the Trust Patient Access Policy and an agreement to adhered to these policies according to National Trust Guidelines.
• Working to strict Trust and Government policies and Waiting list management and 18 weeks guideline
• Accurately informing patients/clinicians of outcomes and information to influence the effective service delivery for all patients.
• Input patient information onto the various IT systems.
• Prepare and print daily waiting lists as appropriate.
• Contact patients to arrange appointment dates in accordance with the Trust's Booking Policy and the guidelines of the screening programme.
• Ensure that notes and results are prepared and available prior to the patient episode or admission.
• To ensure that urgent test results/correspondence is brought to the immediate attention of theConsultant or his/her team.
• Liaise effectively with wards and departments within the hospital.
• To escalate any urgent problems to a senior manager.
• Undertake necessary training as and when required by the Trust or the Screening Programme

Closing date of applications: 26 December 2024

Interview date: 8 January 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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