MDT Assistant (NHS AfC: Band 3) - Cancer Support - Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an MDT Assistant to support cancer services by managing patient data and assisting in meetings. This role requires meticulous attention to detail and effective communication skills. Candidates will play a crucial part in ensuring timely cancer care and must be passionate about patient service.

Qualifications

• Experience managing confidential patient information.
• Relevant experience of working both within a team and independently.
• Experience understanding complex and sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Supporting MDTs with data collection and preparation of patient data.
• Assisting with tracking patients along their cancer journey.
• Liaising with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure accurate pathway information.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Employer Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Bradford Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2025 23:59

MDT Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Closing Date: 19th June 2025
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 20th June 2025
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 27th June 2025

JOB PURPOSE

Our MDT Coordinators and MDT assistants keep track of all the suspected and diagnosed cancer patients that are referred into our trust, making sure they are seen and treated within national cancer wating time targets. The service supports the weekly multidisciplinary team meetings and are integral members of these meeting. You will be involved in supporting the MDT Coordinators with delivery, collection and preparation of patient data in readiness for weekly MDT meetings as well as meticulous capture of cancer data for our cancer database and audits. Ensuring all suspected cancer referrals and patients diagnosed with cancer are managed through their pathway of care in a timely and effective manner.

The postholder will play a pivotal role in the administrative support of cancer services, by providing a high standard or administrative assistance. They will liaise with the fast-track team to ensure all suspected cancer referrals (in addition to other referrals connected to the cancer waiting time targets) are captures on our patient database system. The post holder will then support the MDT Coordinators in managing the patient pathway from 1 st seen appointment throughout.

Main duties of the job

· To be comprehensive with the understanding of the Cancer Waiting Times targets and assist with monitoring patients’ progress with an actual or potential diagnosis of Cancer against these targets.

· To check daily reports ensuring all patients have OPAs and are within the 2WW target.

· Tracking patients along their cancer journey, ensuring the correct point along the pathway is identified on our cancer database system.

· To track low risk patients against their National Cancer Targets and collect complete and accurate Cancer Data sets for national reporting

· Liaise with MDT Co-ordinator and ensure the 100% data capture and accuracy of information entered onto the database in line with local and Trust policy. This will include Cancer Waiting Times data and the Cancer Dataset

· Collect all relevant clinical information relating to patients diagnosed with Cancer. This includes information required for clinical audits and national cancer registry reporting.

· To liaise with the multi-disciplinary team, including colleagues from other providers to ensure pathway information is accurate.

· Assist with the organisation of the MDT meetings by preparing complete and accurate records for discussion, gathering the relevant clinical data ensuring it is available for the meetings e.g. test results, x-rays, letters, etc.

· Be responsible for post MDT clerical duties.

Working for our organisation

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• JOB DIMENSIONS
• Supporting the MDTs with data collection and preparation of patient data, ensuring reports and all other necessary information in available in readiness for weekly MDT meetings.
• To assist with all post-MDT administrative duties.
• Support Clinical Service Units (CSU’s) in optimising suspected cancer patient’s journey here at BTHFT and external trusts should a referral be made.
• To assist with the monitoring of patient pathways in line with the CWT guidance to ensure all relevant cancer targets are met.
• Maintain an up to date and accurate record on the cancer database system.
• Provide cross cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave.
• To support MDT Coordinators with accurate data entry as required.
• Communicate effectively within the lead cancer team, wider organisation and external trusts.
• To be responsible for correlating and checking daily reports and escalating issues and concerns where necessary.
• To actively participate in the annual appraisal process and work towards achieving yearly objectives.
• Maintain an up to date and accurate Service Database with support and guidance from the MDT Co-ordinators.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of managing confidential patient information
• Relevant experience of working within a team or independently
• Experience or working towards and achieving deadlines
• Experience of the Cancer Waiting Times standards
• Experience of understanding complex and sensitive information
• Experience of undertaking audits and analysing the results to produce comprehensive meaningful reports and action plans

Skills

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication skills – able to demonstrate effective listening, verbal and written skills
• Ability to build strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders and work collaboratively
• Ability to work under pressure and produce high quality work to tight deadlines
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload to ensure timescales are met
• Ability to stay calm, show tact and empathy in a potentially intimidating environment
• Ability to work on own initiative and be self-motivated

Knowledge

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Other

• Aptitude for working with and supporting others
• Ability to work for prolonged periods of time using display screen equipment.
• Ability to concentrate for extended periods of time

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Name Toma Daruliene Job title Training and Education Lead for Cancer Services Email address [e-mail]