Job overview

The Women's Health Oncology Admin Coordinator role will work as part of the Women's Health Administrative Team, who deliver a wide range of admin services within Gynaecology Oncology Services at Luton, for inpatient and outpatient treatment pathways. The post holder will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day management, booking, and cancellation of outpatient activity ensuring that current National oncology standards are achieved within required timeframes.

The role requires strong organisational skills and the ability to work effectivity with a wide range of clinical colleagues. The ability to work under pressure to delivery accurate, high quality work is an essential part of the role, whilst maintaining professionalism and a high level of communication skills at all times.

The post holder will oversee and support the day-to-day services in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints providing cross cover with  secretarial and coordinator colleagues within the women's services department. The post holder will support the delivery of quality and regulatory standards. The post holder will also offer a high level support to the administration and organisation of key clinical staff.

Main duties of the job

       To ensure patient's cancer pathways are managed per NHS standards ensuring  timely booking of appointments, oversight of attendance, escalation of obstacles to treatment and processing of discharge within national standard timeframes. 

The post holder will directly support the Straight to Test Nurse in the delivery of the administrative requirements of the Gynae Oncology service, cross covering during absence.

The post holder will coordinate Gynae Oncology patients attending weekly Gynae Cancer PTL and managing associated actions.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.