Cellular Pathology Pathway Co-ordinators

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

The closing date is 06 April 2025

Job summary

The Cellular Pathology departments at UHSussex East (Brighton) and West (Chichester) are looking for two Pathology Pathway Coordinators (PPC) to join our busy, friendly team.

The Pathology Pathway Coordinators will be responsible for actively managing the administrative processes attached to pathology pathways, ensuring a smooth and efficient service for multidisciplinary teams and patients, delivering a positive patient experience and excellent customer service to both internal and external clients.

This is a 12 month fixed term post. Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Please state within your application your preferred working site (Brighton or Chichester).

Main duties of the job

The PPC will be the primary contact of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) service users and attend all patient-tracking list (PTL) review meetings to support real-time availability and prioritisation of histopathology reports.

The post holder will be required to work closely with other members of the administrative and clinical teams, including managers, administrators, nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and support workers, to actively manage the administrative processes attached to pathology pathways

The post holder will be required to liaise with a range of staff internally within the Trust and externally with partners and external organisations

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/

Date posted

21 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

279-6980173-MAR25

Job locations

Royal Sussex County Hospital

Eastern Road

Brighton

BN2 5BE

Job description

Job responsibilities

1) Primary contact of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) service users

2) Attend all patient tracking list (PTL) review meetings

3) Responsible for tracking and monitoring all patients on the cancer pathway across UHSussex sites

4) Proactively track cancer pathway cases

5) Updating cancer case spreadsheets

6) Provide required cancer TAT data to meet Trust, SSCA and CCG requirements

7)To be able to develop a good working relationship with the medical staff within cellular pathology to facilitate timely cancer reporting.

Please see job description for a more detailed account of description and responsibilities

Job description

Job responsibilities

1) Primary contact of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) service users

2) Attend all patient tracking list (PTL) review meetings

3) Responsible for tracking and monitoring all patients on the cancer pathway across UHSussex sites

4) Proactively track cancer pathway cases

5) Updating cancer case spreadsheets

6) Provide required cancer TAT data to meet Trust, SSCA and CCG requirements

7)To be able to develop a good working relationship with the medical staff within cellular pathology to facilitate timely cancer reporting.

Please see job description for a more detailed account of description and responsibilities

Person Specification

Education and Experience

Essential

Degree or NVQ Level 4 in business Administration
Knowledge of full range of administration procedures, acquired through training and previous experience of working in an administrative role
Experience of working within the NHS or other Healthcare setting
Demonstrable understanding of Cancer Wait Times and Faster Diagnostic Service
Evidence of advanced use of Microsoft packages including MS Word, Ms Excel and Ms powerpoint

Desirable

Knowledge of cancer clinical audits
previous experience using Somerset cancer Register
Proven track record of working under pressure to strict deadlines

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Person Specification

Education and Experience

Essential

Degree or NVQ Level 4 in business Administration
Knowledge of full range of administration procedures, acquired through training and previous experience of working in an administrative role
Experience of working within the NHS or other Healthcare setting
Demonstrable understanding of Cancer Wait Times and Faster Diagnostic Service
Evidence of advanced use of Microsoft packages including MS Word, Ms Excel and Ms powerpoint

Desirable

Knowledge of cancer clinical audits
previous experience using Somerset cancer Register
Proven track record of working under pressure to strict deadlines

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Essential

Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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.