Cancer Care Coordinator (Cancer tracker)

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking a Cancer tracker to manage patient pathways within specialized cancer services. The role involves data management, administration, and teamwork to ensure effective patient care. Ideal candidates will exhibit strong administrative skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to communication. This position offers a supportive team environment and flexible home working arrangements following training.

Benefits

Professional development commitments

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Motivated and caring individual focused on patient needs.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Track patients through their cancer pathways.
• Record and manage activity data related to cancer waiting times.
• Ensure accuracy of data and follow up on treatment requests.

Skills

Excellent administration skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Proactive communication

Tools

Infoflex

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to apply for the role of a Cancer tracker within Specialised Cancer Services.

Do you have excellent administration skills, a good eye for detail and the tenacity to 'go that extra mile?' The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will provide expertise in the proactive administrative management from referral to treatment or discharge.

Working closely in a team of cancer trackers and the wider A&C teams to track patients through their cancer pathway ensuring accurate data collection, escalations and being part of a team to help improve and streamline cancer pathways within Weston Park Hospital. The post holder will be the point of contact for all administrative issues and knowledge relating to patients cancer pathways, working alongside consultants and other disciplines of clinical staff and A&C staff/management.

We are looking for a highly motivated, caring, passionate and patient focused individual. With a can do attitude and willingness to learn, can work independently to join our great team at Weston Park Hospital Specialised Cancer Services

The job may have the flexibility of Home and office working but this will be agreed after a period of training and an agreed confidence in the work being done correctly.

• Cancer tracking for all tumour sites within oncology for specialised cancer services (Weston Park Hospital) and haematology if emergency cover is needed, to monitor and streamline patients’ progress on the cancer pathways to ensure diagnostic procedures and treatments are planned to meet the patients’ needs and the NHS England Waiting times.
• Regular use of Infoflex to record activity and cancer waiting times and ensure patients are on the correct pathway and diagnostics/treatments are brought forward where possible to reduce patient delays.
• Ensure treatment requests are completed daily with valid breach dates
• Clear data quality reports to ensure accuracy of pathways are met
• Collect and input data to support validation and audits
• Complete and submit breach reports for analysis
• Complete datix's for 104 day breaches
• Act as a point of knowledge for the wider team
• Work and communicate as a team to help patients
• Tracking and monitor 62 day, 31 day and 31 subsequent pathways
• Regular communication to lead regarding issues or escalations and work progress
  
  

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The Oncology team is based at Weston Park Hospital and we are a very supportive, caring team who have a passion for patient care and promote the PROUD values in everything we do.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Osborne Job title: Cancer Waits and Data Quality Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0114 265471

Please if you need to contact me and you are internal to STH please contact me on teams.