The Role
The post holder will work closely with all members of MDT and associated clerical staff, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring the timely and planned movement of cancer and suspected cancer patients through their journey from referral onwards. They will co-ordinate and monitor the investigation and treatment journey for all patients ensuring delays are pre-empted and resolved to enable the patients to receive treatment in line with national targets.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. HND Business Administration or equivalent experience
2. Minimum 3 years administration experience within a hospital setting
3. Proficient in use of Software systems
4. Advanced keyboard skills
5. Excellent Organisational and communication skills
6. Track record of ability to prioritise and problem solve.
Contract type
7. Fixed Term or Secondment For 6 months
8. Full time
9. 37 hours
10. Please note this is a fixed term post for 6 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
11. This role will be based in the Colorectal Cancer Team within University Hospital Wishaw/University Hospital Monklands.
12. The working pattern for this role is mainly Monday to Friday with the flexible to meet the needs of the service.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
13. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
14. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
15. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
16. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
17. Occupational health services
18. Employee counselling services
19. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .