Oncology Department Valais Romand Hospital

Within our oncology department, the role of each member of staff is clearly defined to ensure the most comprehensive interdisciplinary care possible.

Doctors, nurses, medical assistants, secretaries and support care professionals work together in a coordinated manner to provide each patient with reliable, consistent and personalised care.

This collaboration is based on shared principles that guide everything we do. Firstly, absolute respect for professional secrecy and confidentiality: your health information is protected and is only shared with the professionals directly involved in your care. Secondly, working as a multidisciplinary team: we combine medical, nursing and psychosocial expertise to develop, together with you, a treatment plan tailored to your situation.

Caring, clear and respectful communication is at the heart of our relationship: we take the time to explain tests, treatments and their effects, to listen to your questions and to take your priorities into account. Finally, we are committed to a process of continuous improvement: regular training, updating our knowledge, evaluating our practices and incorporating the latest research findings.

These shared commitments ensure a clear, safe and compassionate care pathway, where you remain fully in control of your choices and your health.

Staff and roles

  • Medical oncologist

    Key role
    To provide comprehensive medical care for cancer patients.r.

    Responsibilities

    • Delivering the diagnosis and explaining the treatment plan, post-treatment monitoring and supportive care
    • Prescribing and supervising treatments: chemotherapy, targeted therapies, immunotherapy, hormone therapy, immunoconjugate chemotherapy
    • Adjusting treatment based on patient response, side effects and new scientific evidence
    • Coordinating tumour boards
    • Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team: surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, psychologists, nurses, nutritionists, social workers, palliative care specialists, etc.
    • Participating in clinical research and teaching

  • Oncology nurse

    Key role
    To provide comprehensive, personalised support to patients, administer care and deliver patient education throughout their treatment journey.

    Responsibilities

    • Administering cancer treatments in accordance with medical protocols
    • Maintaining and monitoring vascular access devices (peripheral access catheters, central lines)
    • Monitoring treatment tolerance and raising the alarm in the event of complications
    • Providing patient education (explanations of treatments, managing side effects, etc.)
    • Acting as a liaison between the patient, oncologists, other specialists and carers
    • Monitoring medical records and the care pathway

  • Medical assistant

    Key Role
    Ensure the smooth running of the patient care pathway, supporting the doctor and nursing team in organising appointments and managing patient calls and emergencies. 

    Responsibilities

    • Welcoming patients and managing calls
    • Organising doctors’ diaries
    • Facilitating communication between patients and the healthcare team
    • Arranging examination or follow-up appointments where necessary

  • Medical secretary

    Key role
    Ensuring the smooth running of the department’s administrative operations and coordinating appointments 

    Responsibilities

    • Preparing medical files prior to consultations (radiology scans, correspondence).
    • Ensuring patient files are kept up to date.
    • Typing and formatting medical reports.
    • Manage medical records: archiving, document transmission, sending results to relevant professionals.
    • Liaise administratively with other departments

  • Research Nurse

    Key role
    To coordinate, organise and monitor clinical trials in oncology, ensuring patient safety and compliance with research protocols.

    Responsibilities

    • Assist in the selection of eligible patients according to clinical trial criteria
    • Inform patients about the study, its objectives, benefits and risks, and confidentiality, and obtain their informed consent
    • Answer patients’ questions and provide personalised support
    • Work with the principal investigator to implement the protocol
    • Schedule visits, examinations, samples and treatments in accordance with the protocol
    • Complete case report forms (CRFs) accurately
    • Ensure data traceability: administration of treatments, examinations, side effects, consents, etc.
    • Ensure compliance with regulations (Good Clinical Practice, GDPR, CNIL, etc.)
    • Act as the primary point of contact between sponsors, pharmaceutical companies and doctors
    • Attend clinical research meetings, training sessions and audits.

Second opinion

Our oncology department offers consultations for a second medical opinion. If you would like to seek a second opinion regarding your health, please email your request to our administrative office at the following address:  chvr.secretariat.oncologie(at)hopitalvs.ch
Please attach a summary of your medical records (reports, test results, current treatments) to your message.

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