About this role
Job summary
Join Our Bowel Cancer Screening Team
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Bowel Cancer Screening Team, based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, on a full-time basis.
The role supports the bowel cancer screening programme across Berkshire, working with patients from both East and West Berkshire.
We are looking for an approachable, patient-focused and organised team player who is able to manage a varied workload, multitask effectively and work well as part of a busy team.
If you enjoy working in a role that involves liaising with patients, clinical staff and colleagues, while also using your own initiative and excellent organisational skills, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
You will play an important role in supporting the delivery of a high-quality screening service and helping to provide a positive experience for our patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for using the Bowel Cancer System to transfer referrals from the Guildford Hub onto the Patient Management System.
Ability to work on own initiative
Telephone contact with patients and outside organisations.
Liaise with Screening Practitioners and provide administrative support.
About us
Visa Sponsorship:This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the tasks and responsibilities associated with this role please refer to the job description/person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Good education to GCSE standard or equivalent to reflect numeracy and literacy skills
Experience Essential
Experience of working in a hospital or busy office environment Significant experience in difficult customer facing situations Experience of working to exacting deadlines
Desirable
Previous use of hospital patient administration system
Skills & knowledge Essential
Good interpersonal skills Ability to communicate appropriately and professionally to patients, staff/stakeholders at different levels. Ability to prioritise, use own initiative and make decisions Able to make non routine decisions Awareness of the data protection act Knowledge of NHS targets and/or willingness to learn Ability to communicate appropriately and professionally to patients, staff/stakeholders at different levels
Desirable
Wish to extend computer skills
Specail requirements Essential
Ability to travel to other sites
Desirable
Driving licence and own car an advantage
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.
Employer details Employer name Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading
Craven Rd
Reading
RG1 5AN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)