Palliative Care Administration Assistant

Job Overview

An opportunity has arisen for an administration assistant to join the palliative care team for eight months to cover a period of maternity leave. The role is full‑time and involves supporting specialist nurses and medical staff in patient care and carer support.

Responsibilities

• Updating the team’s Careflow patient list in time for the 08:30‑am board round, including identifying new patients when purple butterfly is in use.
• Answering the telephone throughout the working day and ensuring messages are relayed to the correct member of staff.
• Co‑ordinating specialist palliative care outpatient activity: making appointments, typing and sending out letters, recording clinics on the trust database, and maintaining local outpatient records.
• Supporting ward teams in ensuring the purple butterfly trolleys are in order and adequately stocked, providing advice, education and guidance on the appropriate use of all it...