The Suspected Cancer Booking & Call Centre Agent will act as the first point of contact for Suspected Cancer services, booking the first appointments for patients following referral from GPs to the Suspected Cancer pathway as well as any Consultant Upgrades from clinicians within the Trust.
They will be responsible for delivering high standards of customer service to patients contacting the department with queries related to their appointments assuring that they use own initiative in sometimes complex situations to ensure that patients are booked in line with local and national targets.
We are looking for someone with a positive attitude to join our team on a Secondment/fixed term basis for 12 months.
The team are currently based at the St Albans Civic Centre and our contact centre is open between 08.30 and 16.45 Monday-Friday although we will be moving to extended hours in the near future where the opening hours will be extended to 08.00 – 18.00 Monday-Friday on a rota basis.
Full details will be discussed at interview.
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The main role of the Suspected Cancer team is to provide clerical and administrative support to nursing and medical teams in order to provide a high-quality referral service and meet national cancer targets. They are also responsible for delivering high standards of customer service to patients contacting the department with queries relating to their Suspected Cancer appointments. The main duties include but are not limited to:
- Regular checking of all relevant lists on ERS and emails in the team inbox, to ensure all referrals are received and can be actioned in an accurate, timely manner.
- Utilising ERS and Cerner to book the patient within national guidelines, and escalating capacity issues to the service where this is not possible.
- Escalating any delays or inaction to the Patient Contact Coordinator, or secondly to the Suspected Cancer Booking & Call Centre Manager.
- Regularly validate ERS worklists for designated specialties by validating, booking and closing patient’s episodes and pathways where appropriate.
- Completing DNA adjustments for patients who do not attend their appointments and escalating other reasons for adjustments to the Patient Contact Coordinator.
- Updating and submitting at least twice-weekly feedback on ERS worklists to the Patient Contact Coordinator and Suspected Cancer Booking & Call Centre Manager.
With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
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- Contribute as part of a team that provides a professional, efficient, and effective centralised Suspected Cancer booking service within National & local timeframes. Each booker will have an allocated specialty but will be expected to provide cover across all sites to ensure that referrals are processed in the agreed timeframe and according to agreed protocol.
- Act as the first point of contact for Suspected Cancer services, providing a high level of administrative support, while projecting a positive and professional manner, always maintaining confidentiality.
- Be line managed by the Patient Contact Coordinator and will liaise with the Cancer Services team and relevant specialties, to ensure the delivery of an efficient high quality Suspected Cancer booking service that meets the current waiting times guidelines.
- Take part in training, supervision, and rotation in the Suspected Cancer booking process, and appropriately utilise the PAS system ensuring that activity and patient data is accurately captured and recorded.
- Using initiative in sometimes complex situations to ensure that patients are booked in line with local and national targets.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting other team members to deliver targets and a patient focused booking service.
This post reports to the Patient Contact Coordinator and is accountable to the Suspected Cancer Booking and Call Centre Manager. The post holder will therefore have key working relationships with:
- Patients, relatives and carers.
- Specialty consultants and secretarial teams.
- Other Outpatient departments, including the Health Records department and Clinic Requests and Build team.
- Trust staff including Managers, Clinicians, Nursing and Administrative staff.
- External Primary Care Services including GP and Dental Practices.
