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Chemotherapy Admissions Coordinator - Surrey, United Kingdom - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Surrey, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To manage all admissions for cytotoxic chemotherapy through the Eden Day Unit and Eden ward

To provide comprehensive organisational and administrative support to the

Eden Day Unit and the chemotherapy service.

To ensure the smooth day to day operational management of the chemotherapy

admission department

To plan strategically the capacity of the chemotherapy admissions list and the

capacity of the nurse led pre - assessment clinic in conjunction with the Lead

Chemotherapy Nurse

To be responsible for scheduling chemotherapy lists to fully utilise resources to

maintain financial balance.

To be responsible for contacting patients to inform them of a date for

chemotherapy treatment. The post holder must be prepared to contact patients

/ consultants and contentious issues such as beds not available or breach

issues.

There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement.

We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site.

The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients.

Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.

The post holder will manage all chemotherapy admissions for all consultants

working to clearly defined policies, commenting on and implementing change to

policies in own area e.g. Chemotherapy referral procedure, secretarial and

administrative procedures.

To plan strategically the capacity of the chemotherapy admissions list and the

capacity of the nurse led pre - assessment clinic in conjunction with the Lead

Chemotherapy Nurse.

To be responsible for organising chemotherapy dates for patients taking into

account resources available.

To ensure chemotherapy for all patients is prescribed and ordered from

pharmacy prior to the patient's appointment.

To be responsible for ensuring all central venous access devices are organised

prior to patient's admission for chemotherapy.

To be responsible for scheduling chemotherapy lists to fully utilise resources to

maintain financial balance.

To be responsible for contacting patients to inform them of a date for

chemotherapy treatment. The post holder must be prepared to contact patients

/ consultants and contentious issues such as beds not available or breach

issues.

Be responsible for correspondence with patients, telephone and face to face

enquires from patients and relatives. Analyse and resolve queries, using tact

and diplomacy.

Be responsible for providing excellent communication and information for

patients coming to hospital to start chemotherapy.

Responsible for generating letters to patients to explain details of investigations

needed prior to starting chemotherapy.

Communicate with the ward and unit manager to ensure patients are admitted in

a timely manner and to the correct area.

Job Description/Person Specification - chemotherapy coordinator - band 4

February 201- Be responsible for arranging pre-assessment appointments for patients and

communicate with the Chemotherapy team regarding any changes to patient's

needs or admission dates.