Clinical Trials Administrator inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED 22 DEC 2023

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Closely liaise with Central Registration to ensure new patient referrals are registered on Medway, triaged and subsequently appointed in accordance with clinical instructions. Liaise with PA/Medical Secretary to ensure accurate booking of clinical appointments for both new and review patients.

Book appointments, liaising with Schedulers as appropriate ensuring appointments are made in accordance with clinical instructions.

Contribute to the compliance of all patient pathway targets.

Working closely with the clinicians, manage clinic templates including amending appointment slots, cancelling or reducing streams due to annual leave, adding new streams and adding ad hoc or new clinics onto the Patient Administration System (Medway).

Ensure accurate input of patient details when entering data onto information databases and Patient Administration System (Medway), including routine use of the case note tracking system.

Ensure all relevant information is available to multi-disciplinary meetings for your team. Coordinate case notes and reports where necessary.

Deal professionally with telephone calls from relative/patients which can be emotional and of a sensitive nature.

Liaising with staff at all levels both internally and externally, answering written and verbal enquiries when necessary, taking action on all matters which can be dealt with without further reference.

Audio typing support for Medical Secretaries.

Provide information required to support investigation of litigation cases.

Provide statistical information to the Information Department as required.

Delegate to clerical team members to ensure relevant paperwork is available for clinic appointments and admissions.

Contribute to the training of new members of staff with a given area as required.

Work with clinicians, nurses, managers and administrative staff to review working practices, identify new improved ways of working and find solutions to problems.

Work with Divisional Managers to improve quality and range of services, with resources being managed according to agreed policies and priorities.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

This post presents an exciting opportunity to join a large, well-established and very successful research team. The team consist of 60 staff including 5 Consultants, plus a team of Research Nurses, Trial Administrators, Clinical Fellows and secretarial staff.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join our team, working with colleagues to provide secretarial and administrative support to the Experimental Cancer Medicine Team.

The post holder will need to be flexible with excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to demonstrate experience of working in a busy environment.

• Closely liaise with Central Registration to ensure new patient referrals are registered on Medway, triaged and subsequently appointed in accordance with clinical instructions. Liaise with PA/Medical Secretary to ensure accurate booking of clinical appointments for both new and review patients.
• Book appointments, liaising with Schedulers as appropriate ensuring appointments are made in accordance with clinical instructions.
• Contribute to the compliance of all patient pathway targets.
• Working closely with the clinicians, manage clinic templates including amending appointment slots, cancelling or reducing streams due to annual leave, adding new streams and adding ad hoc or new clinics onto the Patient Administration System (Medway).
• Ensure accurate input of patient details when entering data onto information databases and Patient Administration System (Medway), including routine use of the case note tracking system.
• Ensure all relevant information is available to multi-disciplinary meetings for your team. Coordinate case notes and reports where necessary.
• Deal professionally with telephone calls from relative/patients which can be emotional and of a sensitive nature.
• Liaising with staff at all levels both internally and externally, answering written and verbal enquiries when necessary, taking action on all matters which can be dealt with without further reference.