Radiotherapy Navigator/Scheduler

Job Overview

This post is a permanent post working in radiotherapy scheduling patients treatment. We are looking for an enthusiastic person who has

• Specialist knowledge and skill acquired through relevant practical experience on the use of Aria, cancer waiting time targets, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy scheduling, RCR guidelines
• Experience working as part of the radiotherapy team, knowledge and experience of radiotherapy treatment process and radiotherapy side-effects
• The job involves patient contact as you will be expected to run pre-assessment clinics for radiotherapy patients advising them on the radiotherapy process, side effects and addressing their concerns

Main duties of the job

• Take responsibility for the co-ordination and scheduling of pre-assessment, CT scan including impression, IV and oral contrast where required, plan voluming and review, verification and treatment appointments and associated jobs/tasks for patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemo-radiotherapy.
• Be responsible for the management of radiotherapy waiting lists ensuring patients are prioritised according to clinical need and according to departmental guidelines and cancer targets.
• Documenting and monitoring all aspects of patient care coordination and service delivery.
• Updating and accurately maintaining patient records.
• To represent scheduling at departmental meetings, updating radiotherapy/physics team on current timelines and delays.
• Co-ordination with Consultant Clinical Oncologists and Physics staff to maintain patient flow, accurately scheduling patients to start radiotherapy with the minimum of delays.
• To update and accurately maintain electronic patient records.
• To provide cover on reception as required.
• To undertake group radiotherapy pre-assessment appointments, presenting accurate and detailed information to ensure adherence to informed consent process and compliance with pre-treatment and treatment protocols for several different anatomical sites.
• Correctly answering questions that arise from this process.

See Job description and personal specification for more detailed information on main responsibilities of the post

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