IPU Admin Team Leader

The Integrated Procedures Unit (IPU) has an exciting opportunity for an organised, experienced and motivated administration coordinator to become the admin team leader on IPU/DOSA.The IPU delivers a comprehensive range of day case procedures to oncology patients. Our services include the procedures team, endoscopy, interventional radiology, local anaesthetic operating theatre, Day of Surgery Admissions unit (DOSA), recovery bays, dressings clinic and an outpatient clinic.This role is for 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. IPU is closed on weekends and Bank Holidays, so this is a great opportunity to achieve an excellent work-life balance whilst joining a dynamic, fast-paced service., o To provide efficient coordination of work activity and schedules within the IPU reception, procedure team and interventional radiology team to maximise departmental efficiencies. o To act a role model to the admin team, motivating the team to perform at the highest standard.o To support with the recruitment and induction of new members of staff.o To produce the weekly admin staff rota ensuring all admin services within IPU are covered.o To ensure full compliance of the admin team with ESR training and appraisal processes.o To provide the IPU Core Team and in-patient wards with the relevant pre-procedure information including Covid screening requirements, fasting, pre-procedure bloods and anti-coagulation guidance in accordance with clinician instruction and Trust policy.o To deal with general enquiries from patients, relatives, other hospital staff and outside agencies, taking appropriate action where required.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.