Macmillan Acute Oncology Co-ordinator

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Rhodes Bank, Oldham

Macmillan Acute Oncology Co-ordinator

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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Rhodes Bank, Oldham

  • Part time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 6 days ago, 31 Oct | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 2d542d76ebac4f289c162916876bc69c

Full Job Description

We are pleased to invite applications for a part time (30 hours) Macmillan Acute Oncology Co-ordinator to work at The Royal Oldham Hospital.

You will be responsible for the co-ordination and organisation for the Acute Oncology Service (AOS) under the direction of the Macmillan Acute Oncology Nurses (MAON) across a 7-day service (including bank holidays).

You will be part of a small dynamic team providing a 7 day service to patients admitted to Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Infirmary and Fairfield General Hospital with acute oncology presentations.

Personal & Professional Development is one of the foundation stones of the service and actively encouraged.

Main duties of the job

You will provide full administrative, clerical and secretarial support for the team and co-ordinate regular team meetings and the quarterly Acute Oncology Operational Group Meeting, this will include concise minute taking.

You will be the first point of contact for patients and relatives accessing the Acute Oncology Service via telephone. This will include effective sign posting to other services and reacting appropriately to patients in emergency situations and notifying the Macmillan Acute Oncology Nurses (MAONS) of patients attending ED.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.