Chemotherapy Scheduler

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital
, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Many of our recruitment programmes use Value Based Interviewing to identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please

To be a member of the Day Treatment Unit (DTU) team and provide comprehensive administrative support to the DTU Nurses and Service based at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford. Be responsible for scheduling of new patient referrals for systemic anti-cancer treatment (formerly known as chemotherapy), in accordance with the needs of the service and with direction from the DTU Nurse Managers. Learn all the other processes underpinning the delivery of chemotherapy, referral of patients for a named group of procedures to other teams, e.g. district nurses) so as to enable participation in cover arrangements of any team member, at times of training, annual leave, sick or leave vacancy.

To have a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients and relatives who are in various states of emotional distress in view of the delicate nature of the disease.

Overall objectives:

• To be a member of the Day Treatment unit (DTU) and provide a comprehensive administrative support to the DTU nurses and service based at the Churchill Hospital and is efficiently managing the processes underpinning: management of our databases (EPR, ARIA) chemotherapy delivery across day services, helping with patient querys and booking transport.
• Be able to have sensitive and compassionate manner with patients and relatives who are in relative states of emotional distress in view of delicate nature of the disease.
• To participate in cover arrangements of any member of the team, for training, annual leave or sick leave, as required and potentially on another site.
• To have a clear understanding of our policies and procedures and to participate in the implementation of unit polices and service development.
• Ensure all trust systems are up to date with patients’ details as required while complying with the Data Protection Act.
• Maintain key links and good working relationships with all staff across oncology and haematology.
• Attend mandatory training course as identified through supervision and individual performance review.
• Support and participate in training all new members of staff

Interested, then please contact  for a chat and/or informal visit.

The successful candidate can also look forward to

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 27 days (plus Bank Holidays) on joining the Trust which increases with length in service
• Flexible working (standard hours of work between 8.00 – 6.00 Mon – Fri no weekend or bank holiday working required)
• Working from Home options (on a rota basis, once fully trained)
• NHS discounts across varied businesses
• Continued professional development opportunities

In return we expect you to be motivated and hard working with a positive approach to providing excellent customer service with a desire to make a patient’s care experience the best it can possibly be.

Schedule all new referrals as per local procedure (most patients will attend DTU, with a smaller group attending other…