MDT Coordinator - Band 5

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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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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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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates need to have extensive specific administrative medical knowledge gained by education or relevant experience equivalent to degree level. Be responsible for dealing with enquiries in relation to Cancer Waiting Times, MDT Co-ordination and Peer Review from staff, GPs and various external agencies, providing expert information, and taking appropriate action as required. Working in a team environment to provide appropriate support/advice to other secretarial/clerical staff as necessary. To regularly undertake (weekly / monthly) surveys, audits, analysis or research to support service development and ensure data quality, e.g. audits of cancer data collected, audits of data quality.

Fixed term 1 year post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Fixed term 1 year post.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Full range of administrative experience within the NHS including experience of using Word and significant Excel experience.
Examples of Service Improvement techniques/LEAN principles.

Qualifications

Essential

Extensive specific administrative medical knowledge gained by education or relevant experience equivalent to degree level.

Attitudes, Values and Behaviours

Essential

Willing and able to take personal responsibility.
Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives.

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of medical terminology including understanding of cancer standards and national guidance.

Skills

Essential

Methodical and logical approach
Ability to work under pressure

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Full range of administrative experience within the NHS including experience of using Word and significant Excel experience.
Examples of Service Improvement techniques/LEAN principles.

Qualifications

Essential

Extensive specific administrative medical knowledge gained by education or relevant experience equivalent to degree level.

Attitudes, Values and Behaviours

Essential

Willing and able to take personal responsibility.
Flexible in their attitudes and behaviours to support team working and delivery of objectives.

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of medical terminology including understanding of cancer standards and national guidance.

Skills

Essential

Methodical and logical approach
Ability to work under pressure

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.