Cancer MDT Coordinator

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London seeks candidates for a pivotal role focused on cancer data management. The ideal applicant will coordinate multidisciplinary meetings and ensure timely patient progression through diagnosis and treatment pathways. Key qualifications include experience in NHS cancer performance teams, effective time management, and proficiency with IT systems like CERNER. A supportive team environment offers opportunities for career development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in an NHS cancer performance team.
• Proven experience of working to tight and strict deadlines.
• Management of complex administrative processes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the creation and running of multidisciplinary meetings.
• Manage patient tracking on the cancer database.
• Enter accurate cancer data and draft breach reports.

Skills

Effective time management

Productive working without direct supervision

Confident communication

Understanding of medical terminology

Education

Comprehensive secondary education with a minimum of 5 GCSE's

Evidence of further education

Tools

CERNER

Somerset Cancer System

Job description

We are seeking applicants with experience working in a cancer data environment who have understanding of current cancer pathways and MDT processes.

You will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service travelling between hospital sites as and when required.

You will have good organisational skills and be able to communicate confidently with all levels of staff on a wide range of information as well as the ability to work under pressure as part of a team. Experience in planning complex processes, report writing and data analysis is desirable and excellent written & verbal skills are essential.

You will be joining a team of enthusiastic and positive professionals who have an impact on cancer patient pathways. The MDTC role is pivotal in ensuring timely patient progression through diagnostic and treatment pathways, both to ensure a good patient experience as well as ensuring our Trust continues to attain a high performance against National Cancer Waiting Times standards.

Attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and organise work with minimum assistance is required. Much of the work is reliant on effective use of IT systems therefore applicants should be confident in using (and supporting others in using) a variety of software packages including word processing, excel spreadsheets and e-mail as well as Hospital systems.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the creation and smooth running of weekly tumour specific multidisciplinary meetings (MDTs), attendance and real time typing of MDT outcomes during meetings.

PTL management to ensure patient progression through diagnostic and treatment pathways to meet National Cancer Waiting Times targets.

PTL management to ensure each patient has a complete and informative tracking record on the Cancer database.

Enter accurate cancer data on the Trust's cancer database for upload to Cancer Waiting Times including drafting breach reports.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Comprehensive secondary education with a minimum of 5 GCSE's.
• Evidence of further education.

Experience

• Proven experience of working to tight and strict deadlines.
• Experience of using multiple and complex IT systems.
• Management of complex administrative processes
• Experience working in an NHS cancer performance team
• Understanding of the Cancer Waiting Times framework, Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset and National Cancer Audit Datasets
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Experience using CERNER

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

• Management of complex administrative processes
• Effective time management
• Productive working without direct supervision
• Demonstrate a confident approach
• Understanding of Somerset Cancer System
• Understanding of CERNER Patient Administration System
• Knowledge of medical terminology

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.