Cancer MDT Coordinator

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Cancer Services MDT Co-ordinator to support delivery of high-quality cancer care by organising MDT meetings and managing patient pathways.

You will work with consultants, cancer pathway trackers and admin teams to ensure timely decisions, accurate data collection, and compliance with national Cancer Waiting Time standards across designated cancer specialties.

Qualifications

• GCSE in Mathematics and English (or equivalent) required.
• RSA III or equivalent administrative qualification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Attend MDT meetings, accurately record discussions and decisions, and communicate outcomes to clinical teams.
• Maintain and update patient information across clinical systems and the Somerset Cancer Register, ensuring data quality.
• Liaise with clinicians, diagnostic departments and external organisations to support timely patient management and MDT discussions.
• Support national cancer reporting requirements and contribute to audits and service development projects.
• Provide specialist administrative support to Cancer Services and contribute to MDT process improvements.

Skills

Multidisciplinary team coordination

Organisational skills

IT skills

Communication

Education

GCSE Maths and English

RSA III or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cancer Services MDT Co-ordinator to join the Cancer Services team. The post holder will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality cancer care by co-ordinating Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings and managing patient pathways throughout the cancer journey. Working closely with consultants, clinical nurse specialists, cancer pathway trackers and administrative teams, the successful candidate will ensure that MDT meetings are effectively organised, outcomes are accurately recorded, and patients progress through their cancer pathways in line with national Cancer Waiting Time standards. The role is central to ensuring accurate cancer data collection, facilitating timely clinical decision-making and supporting the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centered care., The Cancer Services MDT Coordinator is responsible for the effective organisation and administration of MDT meetings across designated cancer specialties. This includes preparing meeting agendas, compiling patient information, ensuring all relevant diagnostic results and reports are available, and supporting clinicians in making timely treatment decisions. The post holder will attend MDT meetings, accurately document decisions and actions, monitor attendance and ensure all outcomes are communicated and actioned promptly. A key responsibility of the role is maintaining accurate patient data and supporting mandatory national cancer reporting requirements. This includes updating clinical systems and the Somerset Cancer Register ensuring data quality. The post holder will liaise extensively with consultants, specialist nurses, diagnostic services, operational teams and external healthcare organisations to coordinate investigations, treatment planning and specialist MDT referrals. They will facilitate the transfer of information and imaging where required and ensure effective communication across organisations involved in a patient's care.

Responsibilities

• Attend MDT meetings, accurately record discussions and decisions, and communicate outcomes to relevant clinical teams.
• Maintain and update patient information across clinical systems and the Somerset Cancer Register, ensuring data quality and accuracy.
• Liaise with clinicians, diagnostic departments, tertiary centres and external organisations to support timely patient management and MDT discussions.
• Support national cancer reporting requirements and contribute to audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development projects.
• Provide specialist administrative support to Cancer Services and contribute to the continuous improvement of MDT processes and cancer pathway management.

The successful candidate will possess excellent organisational, communication and IT skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and build effective working relationships across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Good general standard of education including Mathematics and English Language - GCSE level C or equivalent.
• RSA III or equivalent level of skill gained through experience or alternative qualification.

Desirable criteria

• NVQ 3 Business Administration or Team Leadership or Customer Care or equivalent qualification / experience.
• Relevant IT qualification specific to post i.e ECDL, Experience of dealing with non routine issues
• Experience in problem solving queries
• Experience in dealing with conflicting time pressures and prioritising work appropriately
• Report writing and providing succinct information to a large group
• Data processing and entry to an above average standard ensuring records are accurate for National reporting purposes.
• Experience of working with an MDT, Knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times Targets and Cancer Pathways.
• Knowledge of relevant medical terminology.
• Experience and Understanding of National RTT (referral to treatment) target
• Keyboard and computer literacy to an advanced standard
• Participation or willingness to participate in continuing development to improve and update knowledge.
• Experience of working both within a Team and independently
• Strong Organisational Skills
• Knowledge of MDT processes and SOPs

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees.

Appoints will be made on merit.

Important Notes

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.