MDT Coordinator - Band 5
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Job summary
Cancer Services are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join them in supporting the Trust in achieving and sustaining the cancer targets. Excellent organisational skills will also be required to ensure that patients are tracked, and their progress monitored along their pathway using hospital computerised data and tracking systems.
Main duties of the job
To work closely with members of the clinical and non-clinical teams across the Trust in developing policies and procedures to ensure seamless management of patients across all departments. To be responsible for ensuring the accurate and complete collection and management of the national cancer minimum dataset for all patients discussed at MDT, and to ensure all patient pathways are correctly mapped and appropriately tracked. To actively monitor and manage the pathway of suspected and diagnosed cancer patients in defined specialties referred to the Trust, to ensure that the patient reaches the point of treatment within relevant time-scales. To act as the patient navigator, and follow the patient journey from referral, through diagnosis, to treatment. To provide a point of contact for patients to liaise and discuss concerns, resolve and support through good communication and administration. To liaise with members of the individual specialties MDT, and across the Trust as a whole, to ensure coordination of all elements of the patient pathway. This may include highlighting patient target dates etc. to ensure that investigations are carried out and results received in a timely manner.
About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.
Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.
We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.
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Details
Date posted
17 March 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,408 to £34,581 a year including HCAS
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9323-KPA2439
Job locations
Guildford Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 0PZ
Employer details
Employer name
Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Guildford Road
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 0PZ
Employer's website
https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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