Chemotherapy Scheduler

In conjunction with the administration teams ensure that all patients for the specialty are added to the relevant waiting list working within the specified timescales and guidelines. Coordinate and manage proactively the administrative pathway of all patients on the speciality waiting lists, including the diagnostic and planned care lists to ensure the appropriate waiting time targets are met for these patients. This will require liaison with the clinicians, wards, day unit team, the Admin & Clerical teams, diagnostic departments, Outpatients etc. To be responsible for sending admission / pre-treatment appointment letters and telephoning patients as required.

To liaise with consultants and their teams to monitor and ensure correct case mix on Day Centre lists, making appropriate staff aware of any changes, including Medical staff using the agreed protocols / on KOMs Nursing To ensure patient cancellations are allocated new TCI dates within the specified time limits on KOMs Monitor waiting times, proactively identifying risks, and taking corrective actions to ensure relevant targets are not breached, in conjunction with the Service teams, and clinical teams. Deal with non-clinical queries from patients, their carers, general practitioners and members of the admin & clerical team. Schedule patients into the management system for a course of Chemotherapy treatment and other related appointments, taking account of other treatment modalities that may impinge on the treatment appointment timescale. This will require multiple appointments booked into a complex patient pathway taking into account the various treatment options and routes that patients may require, to achieve the desired outcome, and any other specific clinics relating to a particular diagnosis Ensure that the chemotherapy units are booked within agreed booking criteria within centre policy.