Job summary
The MDT patient tracker will identify all patients that have received a referral under a two-week rule Cancer Pathway and will proactively track and ensure patients receive and attend their first appointment/ Diagnostic within 14 days of the referral date and escalate any potential delays to the relevant Specialities and Cancer Team Leaders.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Cancer Services Team for a Cancer Pathway Trackers.
We are looking for a flexible and self-motivated administrator with good attention to detail and the initiative to work independently. This is a busy and demanding role requiring a high level of communication and organisational skills.
The Cancer Pathway Tracker plays an essential role to ensure timely management of patients with suspected and / or diagnosed cancer, highlighting potential breaches and taking appropriate actions to ensure the Trust can achieve the national and local cancer targets.
The role requires developing excellent working relationships with many key stakeholders such as Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Service Management teams and Cancer Services teams at other Trusts.
The successful applicant will be patient focused; have excellent communication and organisational skills; be familiar with hospital computer systems and have good IT skills including excel.
About us
With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.
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Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
- GCSE level or equivalent standard of education.
- Basic IT literacy
Experience
Essential
- 1 years relevant NHS experience or equivalent
- At least two years' experience in an administrative role
- Experience of working in a team whilst being able to work independently
- Understanding of the concept of the Multi-Disciplinary Team
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work at a detailed level, identify inconsistencies where these impact on outcome
- sufficient level of IT skills to include experience of using MS office, including MS excel and databases.
- Experience of data collection, data entry onto electronic systems, analysis and reporting
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work autonomously and on own initiative.
- Problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills at all level
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times (Going Further on Cancer Waits)
- Working in a team and to tight deadlines
- Dealing with difficult situations
- Working knowledge of the Patient Administration System
Person Specification
Qualification and Training
Essential
- GCSE level or equivalent standard of education.
- Basic IT literacy
Experience
Essential
- 1 years relevant NHS experience or equivalent
- At least two years' experience in an administrative role
- Experience of working in a team whilst being able to work independently
- Understanding of the concept of the Multi-Disciplinary Team
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work at a detailed level, identify inconsistencies where these impact on outcome
- sufficient level of IT skills to include experience of using MS office, including MS excel and databases.
- Experience of data collection, data entry onto electronic systems, analysis and reporting
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Ability to work autonomously and on own initiative.
- Problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills at all level
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times (Going Further on Cancer Waits)
- Working in a team and to tight deadlines
- Dealing with difficult situations
- Working knowledge of the Patient Administration System
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
