Job summary
To undertake both clinical and administrative tasks to increase and maintain the efficiency of the pre-treatment pathway for patients receiving radiotherapy at Weston Park Cancer Centre, ensuring compliance with national cancer waiting time targets wherever possible.
The radiotherapy department provides high quality patient services and care to patients receiving cancer treatment in Weston Park Cancer Centre from across the South Yorkshire and Northeast Derbyshire.
Main duties of the job
This role holder will work within the pre-treatment team of radiographers, dosimetrists and medical staff to monitor the patient pathway and ensure tasks are scheduled correctly, waiting time compliance is achieved wherever possible and enabling activities have been undertaken toallow continuation of the patient pathway.
The pre-treatment section is the area that cancer patients first visit within the radiotherapy pathway. The role holder will perform clinical assistant duties within this pre-treatment section including:
- Giving and receiving patient information
- Providing reassurance and support
- Signposting to other services
- Checking Identity
- Safety screening
- Some direct clinical patient procedures
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSE level (or equivalent) at grade C or above including English and Maths.
- NVQ Level 3 (Care) or NVQ level 2 (Care) plus relevant training e.g., venepuncture, cannula removal, or other additional experience or training relevant to this role.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Computer skills (including experience of windows-based operating system)
- MS office word processing skills and ability to input data into excel
- Previous teamwork experience
- Experience in dealing with members of the public
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Good telephone manner
- High level of interpersonal skills, good communicator in verbal and written formats.
- Self-motivation - displaying initiative
- Self-confident
- Able to work in a team
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Work flexibly in a variety of situations
- Desire to pursue additional training and development as required for the service
- Ability to work independently, plan ahead and undertake tasks without supervision once competent
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- 5 GCSE level (or equivalent) at grade C or above including English and Maths.
- NVQ Level 3 (Care) or NVQ level 2 (Care) plus relevant training e.g., venepuncture, cannula removal, or other additional experience or training relevant to this role.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Computer skills (including experience of windows-based operating system)
- MS office word processing skills and ability to input data into excel
- Previous teamwork experience
- Experience in dealing with members of the public
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Good telephone manner
- High level of interpersonal skills, good communicator in verbal and written formats.
- Self-motivation - displaying initiative
- Self-confident
- Able to work in a team
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Work flexibly in a variety of situations
- Desire to pursue additional training and development as required for the service
- Ability to work independently, plan ahead and undertake tasks without supervision once competent
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
