Bowel Cancer Screening Admin Support Officer

2 weeks ago


Truro, United Kingdom Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated person to provide efficient administration and clerical support to the Bowel Cancer Screening Service within Cornwall.

It is important that you are enthusiastic, motivated and able to work with competing demands on your time. Previous NHS administrative experience is essential, and ideally you will have knowledge of waiting list management and access targets.

This is a part-time post working 35 hours per week over 5 days.

The Administrative Support Officer is an integral role within the Cornwall Bowel Cancer Screening team. The team are responsible for arranging and undertaking diagnostic tests for patients that have had a positive bowel cancer screening test across Cornwall.

The post holder is required to provide efficient and responsive administrative and clerical support in accordance with national, Trust and departmental guidelines, policies and procedures; directing enquiries and managing the patient pathway from referral to results using specialist software and hospital systems.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

**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

Work health assessments

Criminal record check standards

Right to work checks

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Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.



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