Cancer Pathway Coordinator

Job summary

Cancer Pathway Coordinator - Band 4 - 16 hours

An opportunity has arisen for a Cancer Pathway Coordinator to join out team for a 6 month fixed term contract, covering a secondment.

This post will be integral to the tracking and expediting of patients who have been referred on a suspected cancer pathway, in line with nationalrequirements, from referral through to either non-malignant diagnosis or first and subsequent treatment for cancer, and ensure national operational standards of waiting times are met.

Main duties of the job

As an integral member of the Cancer Pathway Team, work with members of the Cancer Multidisciplinary Teams and administrative teams: Track and proactively manage suspected and diagnosed cancer patients, in line with national requirements, from referral through to either non-malignant diagnosis or first and subsequent treatment for cancer, and ensure national operational standards of waiting times are met.

Liaise with departments involved in providing care and core services to ensure planned treatment progresses smoothly and in a timely manner.

Ensure the patient tracking list is up to date and accurately reflects the stage of the patient pathway.

Obtain information via Trust Systems and input within timelytimescales ensuring accuracy in data documentation.

Uses judgment on escalation of patient delays and application of the escalation policy.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice