Main area Oncology Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract 30 months (Fixed term grant funding) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible working across the week is available with approximately 20% home working possible) Job ref 321-SW-7053902-B4-PUB
Employer Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Radiotherapy Department Churchill Hospital Town Oxford Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/05/2025 23:59
Radiotherapy Late Effects Navigator (Macmillan)
NHS AfC: Band 4
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
Job overview
This is a new and exciting 30 month secondment post based within the Oxford University Hospitals Trust Radiotherapy Late Effects Service. Our aim is to ensure patients have safe and seamless access to personalised care, to maximise outcomes from their radiotherapy treatment and to improve their quality of life. Offering support to a diverse range of adult patients treated for any type of cancer from 6 months after treatment completion to more than 40 years after treatment.
The purpose of this role is to provide administrative support to the dedicated clinical team developing and delivering care to patients with late onset side effects from their radiotherapy treatment.
Main duties of the job
The late effects navigator post will play a pivotal role in triaging, recording and tracking patients along their pathway; co-ordinating hospital appointments, investigations and referrals. The post holder will have regular communication with patients and be able to escalate information appropriately. They will be responsible for ensuring questionnaires to assess patient’s symptoms and outcomes are sent, collected and recorded according to a schedule.
The role will also involve wider responsibilities for administration and data management. This will involve collating patient referral data and outcomes, helping to organise meetings and events and developing tools to maximise the value of data from the service and patient level information we collect. The team are keen to develop their social media presence and it would be beneficial if the successful applicant is able to help raise the profile of the team in collaboration with the OUH Communications team.
Person specification
Qualifications
* NVQ 3 in administration or equivalent knowledge of administrative and secretarial procedures
* Experience of all Microsoft Office products – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
* RSA 2 or equivalent
* GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
* Demonstrable, proven experience of working as an administrator delivering similar tasks to those outlined in the job description
* Knowledge of medical terminology
* Familiar with NHS IT systems
* Previous NHS experience
* Experience of organising meetings and note taking
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Next Steps
Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.
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