Cancer MDT Co-ordinator/Cancer Pathway Tracker

NHS; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Cancer MDT Coordinator to join their Cancer Services team in Carlisle. This essential role focuses on coordinating the cancer treatment pathway, ensuring that patients receive timely diagnostic and treatment steps. Candidates must possess strong organisational skills, effective communication abilities, and relevant qualifications, such as GCSEs and an NVQ in administration. This is a permanent position with flexible hours, offering a salary between £27,485 and £30,162, commensurate with experience.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working scheme

NHS Discounts

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Qualifications

• GCSE English language & Maths or equivalent.
• NVQ 3 in administration or equivalent plus relevant practical experience.
• IT literacy is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective MDT coordination service for specified specialties.
• Support and deliver the MDT meetings.
• Maintain and update patient records on relevant databases.
• Collate required data for monthly cancer reports.

Skills

IT literate

Effective communication skills

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to use initiative

Prioritisation skills

Good report writing skills

Education

GCSE English language & Maths or equivalent

NVQ 3 in administration or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

Cancer MDT Co-ordinator/Cancer Pathway Tracker. Band 4 - 3x 37.5 hours per week posts available (Part time considered) – Parkhouse

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Cancer Services team at North Cumbria Integrated Care as a MDT Coordinator. The MDT Coordinator is an essential part of the whole team providing high quality and prompt care to cancer patients.

The individual is responsible for the smooth running and efficiency of the MDT meetings; including preparation for meetings, tracking and chasing up on progress of cancer patients' diagnostic and treatment steps, timely and accurate collection of cancer data, and ensuring outcomes are followed up after MDT meetings.

We are looking for an individual who is organised, has attention to detail, good inter‑personal and communication skills, and is enthusiastic and proactive in their approach to work.

Main duties of the job

• Provision of an effective MDT coordination service for the specified speciality/ties
• Support and deliver the MDT meetings
• Maintain and update patient records on appropriate databases
• Collate required data for monthly reports to monitor cancer waiting times
• Proactive management and tracking of the patients' pathways

This role is crucial in the tracking and management of all patients who are on suspected cancer pathways within the relevant disease site. The post-holder must be able to work independently and follow the policies and procedures for the department. The post-holder will be expected to use their own initiative and keep their line manager and senior colleagues informed.

This is a role with lots of variety and ad hoc demands and the post-holder must possess excellent time management and planning skills.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our five key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of safe, high quality care every time:

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Information

Date posted: 18 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: 4

Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year Pro Rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Part‑time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number: 262-A-25-7635182

Job locations: Parkhouse, Kingstown, Carlisle, CA6 4SJ

Certificate of Sponsorship

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows:

• Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40 (deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment)
• Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40 (deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one‑off payment)

Benefits

• 27‑day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work‑related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

• Qualifications – Essential: GCSE English language & Maths or equivalent.
• Qualifications – Essential: NVQ 3 in administration or equivalent plus relevant practical experience.
• Qualifications – Desirable: Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Essential: IT literate.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Essential: Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Essential: Excellent organisational skills.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Essential: Ability to use initiative appropriately.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Essential: Ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Essential: Good report writing skills.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Essential: Ability to work in a pressurised environment.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Desirable: Ability to use the internet.
• Skills and Aptitudes – Desirable: Ability to use video conferencing equipment.
• Knowledge and Experience – Essential: Administration.
• Knowledge and Experience – Essential: Work in a medical environment.
• Knowledge and Experience – Essential: Medical terminology.
• Knowledge and Experience – Essential: Anatomy.
• Knowledge and Experience – Essential: Use of databases.
• Knowledge and Experience – Essential: Filing systems.
• Knowledge and Experience – Essential: Equality issues.
• Knowledge and Experience – Desirable: Work in an oncology setting.
• Knowledge and Experience – Desirable: Data collection and management.
• Knowledge and Experience – Desirable: Clinical ICD codes.
• Knowledge and Experience – Desirable: Hospital case notes layout.

Employer Details

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Parkhouse, Kingstown, Carlisle, CA6 4SJ

Employer's website: https://www.ncic.nhs.uk/