Cancer Pathway Tracker | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly organised Cancer Pathway Tracker to support the delivery of cancer services by ensuring patients progress efficiently through diagnostic and treatment pathways.

The role will work closely with Histopathology consultants, medical secretaries, MDT coordinators and clinicians to coordinate MDT meetings, track patient journeys and prepare MDT documentation.

Qualifications

• Excellent IT and data management skills are essential.
• Previous experience in MDT administration or NHS systems is advantageous.
• Strong administrative experience in a busy clinical or pathology environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer cancer MDT meetings and documentation.
• Track patients through their cancer pathway using multiple clinical and administrative systems.
• Liaise with Histopathology consultants, medical secretaries, MDT coordinators, clinicians and nursing staff to ensure timely MDT discussions.
• Maintain data quality and audit trails for cancer pathways and MDT outputs.

Skills

IT skills

Data management

Organisation

Job description

Cancer Pathway Tracker | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Department of Cellular Pathology is seeking to appoint a highly organised and motivated Cancer Pathway Tracker to join our busy and dedicated team. This is a key administrative role supporting the delivery of cancer services by ensuring that patients progress efficiently through their diagnostic and treatment pathways.

Working closely with Histopathology consultants, medical secretaries, cancer pathway teams, clinicians, MDT coordinators and wider multidisciplinary colleagues, the post holder will be responsible for the coordination and administration of a number of cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings.

The successful candidate will be responsible for tracking patients throughout their cancer pathway. They will be required to gather information from a variety of clinical and administrative systems and prepare MDT documentation.

The ideal candidate will have excellent IT and data management skills, a strong appreciation of data quality and accuracy, and experience of working within an administrative environment. Previous experience of MDT administration, cancer services, patient pathway tracking or NHS systems would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who is committed to delivering a high-quality administrative service and contributing to the effective management of cancer patient pathways within a busy Histopathology department.

The post holder is expected to develop and maintain effective working relationships with Trust wide services, including Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, MDT co-ordinators, other medical staff and medical secretaries to ensure all patients on a cancer pathway are identified and tracked for MDT.

• The post holder is required to liaise with clinical and administrative teams both within the Trust and tertiary centres to assist with patient investigations.
• Co-ordinate diagnostic investigations to ensure the delivery of patient care is of the highest standard.
• Act as the initial point for escalated histological results expected for MDT discussion.
• Expedite and track all specimens required for diagnostic discussion at MDT.
• Plan, co-ordinate and manage the pathology aspect of all MDT meetings.
• Have an understanding and knowledge of the relevant cancer tumour sites and patient pathways relating to histopathology.

Keep up to date with the National and local issues relating to cancer and the collection of cancer data.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

• Manage and maintain the document and data control process within the Administration Team, using defined systems.
• Issue any relevant progress reports to the appropriate Manager.
• Correlation of all documentation, logging, filing and distribution accordingly, ensuring accurate audit trail is maintained.
• Control the quality system within the Administration Team, capturing all relevant processes, and review regularly.
• To attend and minute meetings as and when required, maintain a log of required actions and decisions.
• To pro-actively manage the actions log providing updates as required by the appropriate Manager.
• Provide administrative support to the Administration Team in all aspects of work. This will also include the co-ordination of diaries, arrangement of meetings, venues and catering requirements etc. photocopying, distributing and filing all correspondence, dealing with incoming mail and telephone calls/enquiries.
• Maintain an effective bring forward system, ensuring that deadlines are adhered to and action is taken as appropriate.
• Provide secretarial support to the Administration Team as and when required.
• Carry out any other relevant duties that may be requested to ensure the systems within the Project Office is under control.

Communication Skills

• The post holder should display excellent written and verbal communication skills in liaising with other team members, Trust personnel and external bodies.
• The ability and commitment to work as an effective team member.
• The post holder should display professionalism when representing the department.

General

• Support the Manager in
  • induction and supervision of new staff
  • implementing existing policies and procedures.
• Co-ordinate fully in the introduction of new technology and of new methods of working as appropriate to the post holder.
• Continuously update knowledge of new trends and maintain and improve knowledge and competence, through self-development.
• Undertake all mandatory training as required by the Trust.

Education and training development

• Undertake all mandatory training as required by the Trust.

This advert closes on Monday 23 Nov 2026

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust