Cancer Support Administrator

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Full time
Location: Truro
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Job offered by: NHS
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We are looking to appoint an Administrator to work within the support team and with the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) based within the Sunrise Centre. Candidates must have excellent administration skills with excellent communication and people skills, ideally with a good understanding of NHS healthcare systems and processes. This is a 2 year fixed term post working full time 37.5 hours per week over 5 days. Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join a growing team to carry out a varied range of tasks to assist with the support worker and CNS workload, including managing phone calls, clinic preparation, expediting diagnostic imaging, Holistic needs assessment administration, providing patients with information and general coordination of patient's pathways. This position will require development of knowledge in a number of areas such as the diagnosis and treatment pathways of cancer patients, so would provide an opportunity to progress within the department over time as the administrator will be involved in all aspects of the department's work, learning all the relevant systems and processes and possibly supporting and working with the wider cancer services team such as the support workers and Allied Health Professionals. The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills, must be reliable, well organised and able to work as part of a team or independently. It is essential that the successful candidate is keen to learn new skills. Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: Identity Checks Professional registration and qualification checks Employment history and reference checks Occupational Health clearance Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check Right to work in the UK Person Specification

Qualifications

Good standard of education. Typing or Word Processing qualification or relevant experience. ECDL or evidence of NVQ 3 Administration (or equivalent) qualification. Experience

Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook and Excel. Previous experience of working in an office environment. Experience using PTLs or tracking lists. Knowledge of the Cancer Register. Experience working in a healthcare setting. Knowledge of Trust IT systems (NHS Mail, Maxims, PAS). Skills

Knowledge of cancer diagnosis and treatment pathways. 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.

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