Chemotherapy Scheduler

The post holder will be responsible for scheduling of all chemotherapy appointments, of Kent Oncology Centre and for ensuring patients have received the appointments, making any necessary changes and following up any outstanding appointments throughout the day.

To manage the scheduling of central venous access devices(cvad) and other associated appointments to enable chemotherapy treatment to be delivered.

To supply all relevant documentation for the new patient information clinic.

To monitor the chemotherapy action sheet and ensure that it is completed in accordance with centre policy. To be aware of all Cancer targets relevant to the post.

To ensure that data capture for chemotherapy trial patients is an intrinsic aspect of the appointment system. To assist in the training of chemotherapy support workers.

Good communication and IT skills are essential. An ability to work within a busy environment would be necessary to fulfil this role and previous experience in a clinical environment would be an advantage also, previous experience working with the Oncology centre management system and knowledge of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy working practice is desirable.

The Kent Oncology Centre is based on three sites, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells hospitals are set in the heart of the Kent countryside and the other at Canterbury, a University City, all offering easy access to London and the Channel tunnel. Accommodation parking and crèche facilities are available.

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust’s core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

**Interview Date**: To be confirmed.