Cancer MDT Coordinator

NHS; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Cancer MDT Coordinator in Ashton-under-Lyne for a fixed term of 9 months to support patient management within cancer services. The role involves coordinating multi-disciplinary teams, managing patient journeys, and ensuring a patient-centered focus in care delivery. Candidates should have relevant qualifications such as GCSEs and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent, along with strong communication skills and experience in a healthcare setting.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave

Sick pay

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Bicycle loan scheme

Qualifications

• GCSE - O Level in Maths and English required.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent needed.
• Experience in acute healthcare settings essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for tracking patients through their care pathway.
• Coordination of multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Data collection and reporting for cancer patients.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

NHS Patient Administration System

Database Management

Education

GCSE - O Level Grade A-C in Maths and English

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

NHS Patient Administration System

Somerset Cancer Registry database

CRIS

Unisoft

Job description

Go back Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Cancer MDT Coordinator

The closing date is 10 July 2025

Cancer MDT Coordinator--Band 4 Fixed Term 9 months Maternity Cover 1 x 37.5 Hours

We are looking to recruit an MDT Coordinator to join our team of experienced staff. This team helps the Trust manage patients with suspected cancer through the hospital systems to ensure timely review, diagnosis, and treatment.

The Cancer Services Team are a Close knit team who communicate and develop close working relationships with all members of the MDT, including Consultant General Surgeons and Physicians, Consultant Histopathologists, Consultant Radiologists, Consultant Oncologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists and other appropriate staff, to ensure timely and accurate transfer of information, for the benefit of patient care. Patient care is at the forefront of what we do.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to provide a consistent patient-centered focus throughout the pathway of care by providing one point of contact along the administration pathway for the multidisciplinary teams (MDTs). This will ensure coordination of the patient journey, especially for patients that need to move between cancer units and cancer centers. The MDT Coordinator will be responsible for tracking the patient along their care pathway with the team and identifying potential breaches of the cancer waiting times and targets.

The role will ensure that all relevant patients are discussed at MDT meetings with supporting clinical information. Also, accurate prescriptive data collection and recording to enable effective patient tracking of all suspected and positively diagnosed cancer patients.

The post holder will be responsible for the coordination and organisation of the multi-disciplinary team meetings, and will attend these meetings obtaining and recording relevant information. He/she will collect record and report cancer information as required in order to meet both national and local requirements.

The post holder will be responsible for the coordination of reports, investigations, radiology results and clinic appointments. He/she will be required to work closely and proactively with the clinical teams and work collaboratively within the cancer services team ensuring the consistent delivery of service.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviors that we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

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 Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focus on the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE - O Level Grade A-C or equivalent in Maths and English
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• RSA typing or equivalent or demonstrable keyboard skills

Experience

• Experience of working as part of a team and in isolation
• Positive attitude towards change and its implementation
• Experience of training others
• Relevant experience of working within an acute healthcare setting
• Working within a multidisciplinary team

Skills

• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software
• Demonstrate ability to use an NHS Patient Administration System
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, clinicians and managers both internal and external to the Trust
• Ability to work on own initiative and as an effective and responsible team member
• Ability to work to agreed time scales in line with policy and guidance by organising workload to meet priorities
• Ability to co-ordinate meetings
• Ability to use other internal Trust systems i.e. CRIS and Unisoft
• Experience in using a database
• Working knowledge of the Somerset Cancer Registry database

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.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£26,530 to £29,114 a yearpro rata per annum