Cancer Pathway Coordinator

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 13 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking to appoint to a Cancer Pathway Coordinator within Cancer Performance.

The post will support the Cancer and Access Performance Officer and join the current team of Cancer Care Pathway Coordinators in the tracking of cancer patients through their pathway.

To be successful in this role, the Candidates require a good understanding of the cancer pathways and the national targets. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, be able to work under pressure whilst adhering to deadlines and have the ability to negotiate and liaise effectively within a team based environment.

Main duties of the job

Previous NHS experience and working within a cancer setting is essential.

The post will support the Cancer and Access Performance Officer and join the current team of Cancer Care Pathway Coordinators in the implementation of cancer MDTs, including inputting data, request imaging/pathology from tertiary sites, preparing documentation for MDT, collecting accurate data for audit.

This is a busy and demanding role so candidates will need to be enthusiastic, highly motivated and have a flexible approach to their role to ensure the needs of the service are met. They will have the flexibility to respond to requests from specialities, and will be able to work under their own initiative. Applicants should also have excellent organisational and communications skills, be able to work under pressure whilst ensuring all deadlines are achieved.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions.

Your Leadership Impact

Leading Your Team to Success

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust values and behaviours

Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills

Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

29 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-6916793-A

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE in Maths and English (A-C/4-9) or Functional Skills (level 2)
Knowledge of secretarial and administrative procedures and systems, the majority of which are non-routine, acquired through training and experience to Vocational Level 3 or equivalent; plus knowledge of specialist functional/medical/legal terms, organisational policies and procedures and knowledge and experience to deal with non-routine issues such as problem solving for an area of work or developing alternative or additional procedures

Experience

Essential

Previous work within NHS setting
Experience of working within a team
Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records.
Experience of working to deadlines
Experience of negotiating with and influencing other staff
Experience of communicating at all levels across an organisation (either verbal or written)
Experience of transcribing and minute taking

Desirable

Experience of using NHS information systems i.e. camis, e-Camis, Infoflex etc.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of the NHS
A good knowledge of Cancer Waiting Time and Access targets.
Ability to transcribe and minute taking
Good keyboard skills required for completing documents, data entry and manipulation from databases, and compiling resource/information documents using desktop publishing, knowledge of telephony systems and a good understanding in the use and maintenance of general office equipment.
Proven skill of communicating at all levels across an organisation
Able to prioritise and plan work in a busy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE in Maths and English (A-C/4-9) or Functional Skills (level 2)
Knowledge of secretarial and administrative procedures and systems, the majority of which are non-routine, acquired through training and experience to Vocational Level 3 or equivalent; plus knowledge of specialist functional/medical/legal terms, organisational policies and procedures and knowledge and experience to deal with non-routine issues such as problem solving for an area of work or developing alternative or additional procedures

Experience

Essential

Previous work within NHS setting
Experience of working within a team
Experience of dealing with confidential and sensitive data and appropriate maintenance and storage of records.
Experience of working to deadlines
Experience of negotiating with and influencing other staff
Experience of communicating at all levels across an organisation (either verbal or written)
Experience of transcribing and minute taking

Desirable

Experience of using NHS information systems i.e. camis, e-Camis, Infoflex etc.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and understanding of the NHS
A good knowledge of Cancer Waiting Time and Access targets.
Ability to transcribe and minute taking
Good keyboard skills required for completing documents, data entry and manipulation from databases, and compiling resource/information documents using desktop publishing, knowledge of telephony systems and a good understanding in the use and maintenance of general office equipment.
Proven skill of communicating at all levels across an organisation
Able to prioritise and plan work in a busy

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.