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Are you a nurse or AHP looking for a change and to be involved in leading a service improvement project?  We have an exciting new role for a Clinical Assessor to lead the patient eligibility assessment process for patients seeking access to NHS non-emergency patient transport services.  

Working alongside the patient transport service administrative team, you will lead on the clinical triage and assessment of our patient's eligibility to receive this service.

There will be the opportunity to develop the service as part of a service improvement initiative, engage with clinical teams across the hospital, and complete a service evaluation.

We are looking for someone with excellent clinical triage and assessment skills, able to review patients from clinical notes and on the telephone.  You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills along with organisational, leadership and IT skills.  You will have an interest in service improvements, the role good quality data plays in this, and be able to demonstrate the ability to work with multidisciplinary teams across the hospital to drive change.

The role is 9am-5pm Monday to Friday and a work from home day is available once established in the role.  The role is fixed term for 12 months.

Informal contact or an informal visit to discuss the role is encouraged.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

• The Clinical Assessor is an active member of a team that provides a high quality, evidence-based and clinical led patient transport eligibility assessment process for patients at The Royal Marsden.

• As a skilled clinical practitioner, the post holder is a source of knowledge, subject expert and specialist in patient transport eligibility and expertise for patients, relatives, and colleagues of all disciplines. 

• Working with Trust clinical teams they will lead and manage the eligibility assessment process to ensure patients most in need of the service are able to receive it. 

• They will coordinate a service evaluation of the assessment process and be able to instigate service improvements.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements