Job Description

Risks:

The role involves a high amount of VDU work. Working with multiple teams to tight deadlines can mean role may be challenging at times. Working closely with patients with life threatening illnesses can be stressful. Job Purpose: Manage and schedule treatment appointments for the oncology/haematology patients in the day case units using the chemotherapy e-prescribing system.



Book outpatients appointments for patients attending the day case units Provide administrative support to the unit managers and Lead Cancer Nurse when required. Support and cover for the other Chemotherapy Schedulers during periods of annual leave and sickness. This will involve travelling to other sites to provide cover sometimes at short notice. This post-holder has no line management or budgetary responsibilities.



The post holder will be expected to utilise a number of computer systems used within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals. The post holder will be expected to be able to work under their own initiative with minimum supervision following training. Key Responsibilities: Using the MOSAIQ system, book patients for their first treatments and pre-chemotherapy consultations who attend the day case chemotherapy units Book subsequent chemotherapy review appointments as required in the patient pathway using the established chemotherapy outcome forms. Interact with patients and their relatives regarding appointments as required.



Ensuring that target dates are strictly adhered to using the Somerset Cancer registry. Make sure that all alerts are applied to OASIS for patients on active treatment. Liaising with the medical secretaries to ensure that patients outpatients appointments are booked in line with their chemotherapy appointments Outcome all chemotherapy appointments Liaising with senior staff on the units to ensure that adequate nursing staff are available on each schedule before making the chemotherapy booking. To work from the outcome form provided by the nursing staff.



Highlighting to Chemotherapy Co-ordinator any information that is not available to enable an appointment to be booked. Preparation of pre-chemotherapy packs for chemotherapy for the units as required. Produce weekly lists for consultants to prescribe chemotherapy for their patients Admit and discharge all chemotherapy patients and produce KMRs for each patient. Work alongside chemotherapy nurses to assist with the smooth running of the chemotherapy service within the chemotherapy suite this includes taking phone messages/queries and escalating as required.



Register patients as needed on MOSAIQ Booking of Hickman line insertions with the anaesthetic team as required. Ensure outpatient appointments are booked for patients on completion of their chemotherapy. Ensure that patients going on for radiotherapy have been requested appropriately on MOSAIQ. To liaise with multi-professional teams and MDT co-ordinators to obtain information regarding patients referred to the oncologists ensuring the patients pathway remains seamless and timely as required.



To work on Trust computer systems and databases (once training undertaken) to ensure appropriate and timely use of clinic appointments and clinical interventions. To take responsibility for updating patients details on computer systems to maintain accurate patient information. Provide scheduling cover across the county during periods of annual leave and sickness. This will involve travelling to other hospital sites sometimes at short notice.



Ward Administration duties and support to the Unit Managers and Lead Chemotherapy Nurse. Undertake any other duties as required by oncology multi professional teams appropriate to grade. Any other duties required to support the team within the banding of the post.