Chemotherapy Scheduler

Salisbury; Salisbury; Sur place; GBP 26 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust in Salisbury is seeking a Chemotherapy Scheduler on a 12-month fixed term contract to join the Pembroke Admin Team. The role focuses on booking and scheduling anti-cancer treatments on the Pembroke unit and Mobile Cancer Care Unit, working closely with the multidisciplinary team and supporting departments.

You will handle timely scheduling using a bespoke system, respond to queries from patients and health professionals, and work under pressure to meet deadlines

Qualifications

• GCSE English Language Grade C or above.
• Effective communication skills in person and on the telephone.
• Ability to plan, organise and manage own workload.
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues with staff, patients and relatives.
• Ability to use and work on own initiative as well as a member of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Knowledge of chemotherapy regimes.

Responsabilités

• Provide timely and accurate scheduling of anti-cancer treatment using a bespoke system.
• Respond efficiently to email and telephone queries from patients, multidisciplinary teams and other health care professionals.
• To work independently and under pressure with tight deadlines, prioritising own workload quickly and accurately.
• To work as part of the team, with both the direct Pembroke, Oncology and Haematology admin teams and within the wider clinical and multidisciplinary team.

Connaissances

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Attention to detail

Knowledge of chemotherapy regimes

Formation

GCSE English Language Grade C or above

Description du poste

Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata if part time Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

“Please note: we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.”

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join the Pembroke Admin Team in the position of Chemotherapy Scheduler on a 12month fixed term contract. The aim of this post is to provide an efficient and comprehensive booking and scheduling service for patients receiving anti-cancer treatment on the Pembroke unit and the Mobile Cancer Care Unit which includes chemotherapy regimes. The postholder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and supporting departments and will be supervised within well defined parameters of responsibility.

Main duties of the job

• To provide timely and accurate scheduling of anti-cancer treatment using a bespoke system
• To respond efficiently to email and telephone queries from patients, multidisciplinary teams and other health care professionals
• To work independently and under pressure with tight deadlines, prioritising own workload quickly and accurately
• To work as part of the team, with both the direct Pembroke, Oncology and Haematology admin teams and within the wider clinical and multidisciplinary team

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE English Language Grade C or above

Experience

• Effective communication skills in person and on the telephone, managing barriers of communication
• Ability to plan, organise and manage own workload
• Ability to deal with sensitive issues with staff, patients and their relatives
• Ability to use and work on own initiative as well as a member of a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of chemotherapy regimes

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 year.
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• 40% bus discount exclusive to SFT employees (period tickets only)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fees and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £16 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Josh Adams Job title Oncology/Haematology Secretarial Team Lead & AOS Coordinator Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01722 336262 Additional information Alternatively please contact Phil Blackman at [e-mail]