East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Cancer Administrator - General Surgery

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Specialty Cancer Administrator within General Surgery based at Ipswich Hospital.

This is a key role for the division. We are looking for a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic team player to integrate with the current team and provide an efficient and effective administrative support to the clinicians, patients & other team members.

You will have attention to detail, have excellent communication skills and the ability to prioritise and plan. You must be able to work using your own initiative and be flexible to work where the need is greatest.

Main duties of the job

You will provide full and efficient secretarial and administrative support to ensure patients on a suspected cancer pathway receive information/diagnosis in a timely manner
You will act as first point of contact for internal stakeholders requiring information on patient pathway progress.
You will play an integral part in ensuring suspected cancer pathways within LGI/UGI are managed efficiently, mitigating delay.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

24 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR1313-24

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience as a medical secretary or medical administrator.

Qualifications

Essential

Good command of English language
Knowledge of Medical Terminology and Medical Secretarial practices.
GCSE's A to C or equivalent in Maths and English.
Audio typing qualification
Word processing to RSA III or equivalent.

Desirable

AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent.
Shorthand/speedwriting.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Hospital PAS system
Knowledge of Digital Dictation system
Understand requirements for strict confidentiality.

Desirable

Knowledge of Access policy and 18 Week pathways

Skills

Essential

Must maintain equilibrium in in challenging situations when dealing with anxious persons either by telephone, letter or in person.
Ability to prioritise workload and work on own initiative
Ability to work as part of a team.
Friendly and sensitive disposition

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Previous experience as a medical secretary or medical administrator.

Qualifications

Essential

Good command of English language
Knowledge of Medical Terminology and Medical Secretarial practices.
GCSE's A to C or equivalent in Maths and English.
Audio typing qualification
Word processing to RSA III or equivalent.

Desirable

AMSPAR Diploma or equivalent.
Shorthand/speedwriting.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Hospital PAS system
Knowledge of Digital Dictation system
Understand requirements for strict confidentiality.

Desirable

Knowledge of Access policy and 18 Week pathways

Skills

Essential

Must maintain equilibrium in in challenging situations when dealing with anxious persons either by telephone, letter or in person.
Ability to prioritise workload and work on own initiative
Ability to work as part of a team.
Friendly and sensitive disposition

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

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