Skin Cancer Results & Surveillance Tracker

The aim of the post is to support the existing Skin Cancer team. The Skin Cancer Tracker will be integral to the tracking and monitoring of patient results and ensuring all patients meet their target treatment times. This role necessitates excellent communication skills involving liaison with Consultants, CNSs', Secretaries and external hospitals and treatment centres.

Working on your own initiative using knowledge, skills and experience to manage and prioritise workload independently in accordance with operational standards and protocols.

A large part of the role is tracking all surgical patients throughout their patient journey and providing administration and coordination support to Consultants, Cancer Nurse Specialists and other staff involved in the patient's pathway.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Experience

Essential: - Previous Secretarial Experience or Equivalent; - Diary Management

Desirable: - Previous NHS/Healthcare Experience

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Desirable: - Medical Terminology

Personal attributes

Essential: - Attention to detail; - Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision; - Professional approach to work and colleagues

Education & Qualifications

Essential: - Good general education, GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent.; - NVQ 3 Business Administration or Equivalent