Administrative And Clerical

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust; High Wycombe; Vor Ort; GBP 22.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working

NHS pension

Generous annual leave

NHS discount schemes

Zusammenfassung

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an efficient MDT Coordinator and Patient Tracker for the Cancer team. You will track cancer pathways, input data into databases, and support MDT meetings with accurate information. Strong IT skills and attention to detail are essential.

Experience with NHS systems is helpful; cross-site work and collaboration with clinicians are key. The role involves handling confidential information and meeting tight timescales while maintaining high data quality.

Qualifikationen

• GCSEs including English and maths or equivalent.
• Experience handling data in clinical pathways is desirable.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Track cancer patients and input data into databases.
• Escalate tracking issues to colleagues as needed.
• Support MDT Coordinators and contribute to National Cancer Audits.
• Cross-site work and timely data retrieval.

Kenntnisse

Good keyboard skills

Clear written and verbal communication

Knowledge of Trust IT systems

Data entry accuracy

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Ability to work under pressure

Team working and cross-cover

Liaison with managers and clinicians

Ausbildung

GCSE English and Maths / Computer studies or equivalent

Knowledge of medical terminology (desirable)

Tools

Cancer databases

Jobbeschreibung

Job overview

We are looking for an efficient, flexible and organised person to join the Cancer team in Buckinghamshire as a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Coordinator and Patient Tracker.

The Trust is responsible for tracking hundreds of cancer patient pathways at any time. This requires diligence and patience and good communication skills to expedite diagnostic tests, procedures & admissions, both within the Trust and with other hospitals.

The successful candidate must have excellent attention to detail and good organisation skills. They must be confident in speaking with staff members from a range of multi-disciplinary teams and support the coordination of meetings including live typing of clinical discussions.

NHS experience is desirable, whilst strong IT skills are vital, as well as being able to work both independently and as part of a team.

(Training specific to the post will be organised on appointment).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for tracking cancer patients in line with national cancer targets and will facilitate data collection for suspected/ diagnosed cancer patients, entering the accurate information onto appropriate database(s).

They must ensure that the tracking issues are escalated to Tracking colleagues when needed.

The post includes providing support for the MDT Co-ordinators when necessary, and data collection for the National Cancer Audits.

This post is key to providing high quality information and ensuring patients progress effectively on the cancer pathway.

The post requires cross site working.

Working for our organisation

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• Educated to GCSE standard including English and maths / computer studies or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of medical terminology is a distinct advantage

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of managing a discrete body of work to ensure timescales are met.
• Sound office experience giving a good grounding and background to the tasks.

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good keyboard skills are required to ensure provision of an efficient and accurate service to multi disciplinary staff.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication to ensure accuracy of information being required or transferred.
• Knowledge of Trust systems for the day to day administration.
• Awareness of providing an efficient and confidential service to multidisciplinary teams.
• Collation and provision of accurate and appropriate clinical and other information for multidisciplinary teams so that clinical decisions can be made for benefit of patients
• Careful attention to detail to ensure accuracy when retrieving or entering data on cancer database or Trust IT system.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet timescales.
• Able to work on own initiative and as part of team to ensure cross cover and all aspects of work are covered.
• Liaise effectively with Managers and clinicians re cancer patients

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Trust systems for the day to day administration

Special Circumstances

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel between Trust hospitals and other Trusts within the Thames Valley Cancer Network to attend Network and MDT meetings and training.

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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