Cancer Patient Pathway Coordinator *Internal Applicants Only*

Ogden Macmillan Centre.harrogate And District Nhs Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Counselling service

Fast-track Physiotherapy service

Colleague recognition awards

Job summary

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an MDT Co-ordinator to support Cancer Services. This non-clinical role navigates patients through their pathway from referral to treatment, focusing on meeting national cancer targets and data integrity.

The post requires excellent IT, communication and interpersonal skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise work under tight timescales.

Qualifications

• Strong IT, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and organise work.
• Experience with information governance or working under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate MDT meetings and prepare required paperwork.
• Virtually navigate patients through their pathway from referral to treatment.
• Collect and ensure accurate data recording for diagnosed and suspected cancer patients.

Skills

IT literacy

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Autonomous working

Data management

Information governance

Pressure handling

Tools

Cancer Registry database

Job description

An understanding of the cancer waiting times standards and the associated targets is required. You must have excellent IT, communication and interpersonal skills. Keen attention to detail is vital and you must have the ability to prioritise and organise work with minimum assistance. You will be someone who is willing to go the extra mile to deliver the best outcome for our patients. You will be a team player who is able to work autonomously when required. We would expect the successful candidate to have a strong grasp on information governance and an affinity to working under pressure and to tight timescales. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your skills and experience in a non-clinical role where individual personal development is actively supported. In this unique and interesting administrative role, you will virtually navigate patients (there is no direct patient contact) through their pathway from point of referral to treatment in accordance with agreed pathway steps and timescales, proactively identifying and resolving delays at all stages. You'll be required to prepare and facilitate the MDT meetings as well as the collection of data for diagnosed and suspected cancer patients, ensuring accurate recording on the Somerset Cancer Register database.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established MDT Co-ordinator team within Cancer Services at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. We are a busy department with a strong record of high performance in both national and local cancer targets and this continued level of performance is a priority for the Trust. As an MDT-coordinator the successful candidate would contribute directly to the organisations' cancer performance and support the faster diagnosis and treatment of cancer in Harrogate., Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.