Cancer MDT Coordinator

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Lancashire is seeking a Cancer MDT Coordinator to provide administrative support to the Local Cancer Multidisciplinary Team. You will ensure timely diagnostic investigations and patient tracking to meet cancer waiting time targets. Strong organizational skills and experience in a healthcare setting are essential. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to patient care in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of working directly with clinical staff.
• Knowledge of clinical terminology.
• Ability to understand processes and identify/solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Provide full administrative support for cancer MDT meetings.
• Ensure timely diagnostic investigations and results.
• Track and guide patients through the system.

Skills

Excellent organizational and coordination skills

Ability to work under own initiative

Good level of computer literacy

Effective team player

Education

A Level or equivalent

Tools

Hospital Information Systems (HISS)

Video Conferencing

Job description

Go back Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cancer MDT Coordinator

The closing date is 16 October 2025

Full administrative support to the Local Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Meetings and proactive monitoring and tracking of the cancer patients ensuring that their journey is processed in a timely and efficient manner, in line with Cancer Waiting Times. Working closely with other hospitals departments to ensure appointments and investigations are arranged in a timely fashion.

Main duties of the job

Ensure diagnostic investigations are carried out in a timely manner and the results of such are made available as soon as possible to clinicians.

Be responsible for identifying patients coming into the Trust referred either via the fast track or other routes (at positive histology)

Track and guide (virtually) the patient through the hospital system ensuring there are no system delays which will prevent the patient achieving the cancer waiting time targets.

Be responsible for identifying and resolving delays in the patient pathway. Where this is not possible, ways forward to be discussed and agreed with the Divisional Manager and Deputy Cancer Manager.

Ensure all data in relation to the patient journey is input onto SCR (Somerset Cancer Register) which is the Cancer Services database.

Highlight any regular system bottlenecks and contribute ideas to resolve these.

Work closely with the Deputy Cancer Manager and Service Improvement Facilitator to continually improve the patient journey.

Be able to identify and advise clinical teams on when adjustments can be made to the patient journey, ensuring these are documented on the PTL and the Cancer Database -SCR

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.

As one of the United Kingdom's largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents -it's not just a good place to work; it's a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.

Job responsibilities

MDT Support

Provide full administrative support for cancer sites, local Multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT).

On advice from the Consultants and Clinical Nurse Specialists, produce a list of patients to be discussed at the weekly MDT, including all necessary clinical information such as Radiology and Pathology results for the patient that is required for the MDT discussion.

Ensure case notes, and results are available at MDT meetings. This will involve liaising closely with Radiology and Pathology to ensure reports are available in time for the MDT meeting deadline.

Liaise with Consultant Secretaries to ensure that all patients are identified and included on the MDT list for discussion

Distribute the MDT lists by a given deadline to all core members of the team

Attend the MDT meeting and take and record the minutes of the discussion live within the MDT.

Operate the Video Conferencing equipment live within the MDT

Following each MDT Meeting, undertake follow-up actions such as; GPs notification of a diagnosis, make patient appointments in conjunction with the appointments office, ensure any investigations required are requested and forms sent to the necessary department within an agreed timescale.

To maintain an attendance register and updated list of MDT membership.

Ensure Cancer Waiting Time Targets are fully integrated into the function of the MDT meeting and that Clinicians have a full understanding of what is required in relation to the targets.

Provide Consultants and MDT members with dates of when patients should be treated by, to adhere to the Cancer Waiting Times 31 day and 62 day treatment targets.

Collect clinical information at the MDT such as staging information and pathology.

PTL

Attend a local weekly PTL with nominated cancer leads within each division to discuss all patients on a cancer pathway in the system to ensure all patients are being tracked without any delays and provide assurance that no breaches are occurring

Clinical Data

Ensure all available clinical data is collected throughout the patient pathway. Where gaps are identified, backfill with the correct clinical information

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Educated to 'A' Level or equivalent

Knowledge

• Experience of working directly with clinical staff at all levels
• Experience of working within a hospital environment
• Experience of hospital based information systems (HISS)
• Experience of attending meetings and minute/taking
• Knowledge of clinical terminology
• Experience of hospital based information systems (RIS, RADIOLOGY, ADAMS)
• Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams
• Experience of Video Conferencing

Skills

• Excellent organizational and coordination skills
• Ability to work under own initiative, under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to understand processes and identify/solve problems within them.
• Good level of computer literacy, including database, spreadsheet and word processing skills
• Self-starter with ability to learn quickly
• Effective team player

Special Requirements

• Flexible and adaptable approach to working hours
• Willing to travel to Clifton Hospital to cross cover MDT's - car owner/driver is essential

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.

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