MDT Facilitator

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Warwick Hospital MDT Facilitator role sits within Cancer Services at the South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the multi-disciplinary team. The post combines office and home working on an agile basis with cross-site travel between Warwick and Stratford hospitals.

The role requires NHS experience and understanding of cancer standards and targets, with a focus on keeping patient pathways moving and flagging delays to targets.

Qualifications

• GCSE English at grade 4–9 or equivalent.
• Level 3 Business Administration NVQ or equivalent.
• Specialist knowledge or experience in cancer services.
• Computer literate with training in Microsoft software.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate MDT meetings so they run effectively and patient pathways progress.
• Collate and analyse clinical information from multiple systems and track pathways.
• Prepare meeting packs by collating pathology and radiology material.
• Organise MDT documentation, notify members and coordinate diaries/venues.
• Record meeting decisions and circulate outcomes and actions.
• Prepare typed treatment plans and arrange next appointments.

Skills

NHS experience

Office management

Meeting minutes

Communication

Data entry

Education

GCSE English

Level 3 Business Administration NVQ

Cancer services knowledge

Tools

Lorenzo

ICE

Winscribe

Soliton

Job description

The MDT Facilitator sits within Cancer Services at Warwick Hospital, South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the multi-disciplinary cancer team. The role runs the team's meetings and keeps each patient's pathway moving, flagging delays against national cancer waiting-time targets. It combines office and home working on an agile basis, with cross-site travel between the Warwick and Stratford hospitals. Fit depends on prior NHS experience and an understanding of cancer standards and targets.

What the job involves

• Facilitate MDT meetings so they run effectively and each patient's pathway progresses in a timely way
• Collate and analyse sensitive clinical information from several Trust systems, track each pathway and escalates delays
• Collate pathology and radiology material with site lead clinicians for meeting packs
• Organise MDT documentation, notify members, co-ordinate diaries and venues
• Record meeting decisions, act as MDT administrator and circulate outcomes and actions
• Prepare typed treatment plans, confirm consultant sign-off, file them in health records and arrange next appointments
• Support collection and input of clinical and non-clinical audit data, including national weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting
• Interrogate data systems such as Lorenzo, ICE, Winscribe and Soliton to track two-week referrals, consultant upgrades and screening referrals
• Maintain MDT trackers, including carrying out appraisals and delivering tracker training
• Provide cancer waiting time information for internal and external audit and maintain filing systems
• Undertake tumour site team administration, cover fellow facilitators during absence and assist with research data
• Implement SOPs, feed back service user comments, order stationery and equipment and comply with data protection requirements

What’s required

Qualifications

• GCSE English at grade 4 to 9, or equivalent
• Level 3 Business Administration NVQ, or equivalent
• Specialist knowledge or experience in cancer services
• Computer literate with evidence of specific training, including Microsoft software

Experience

• NHS experience and knowledge of the NHS
• Office management, keeping accurate and timely records and meeting minutes
• Experience of team working

Skills & knowledge

• Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised
• Able to work to deadlines
• Excellent communication and confidence liaising with all levels of staff
• Able to influence others through organisational skills
• Knows the limits of own responsibility and refers to senior colleagues

Other

• Well-presented and approachable
• Committed team player
• Flexible with working hours
• Willing to work across the Stratford and Warwick Hospital sites

Nice to have

• Minimum 3 years' administrative officer experience, or equivalent
• Experience of tracking and recording cancer waiting times data
• Experience of patient pathway facilitation
• Understanding of the NHS Cancer Plan, cancer standards and targets
• Car driver with a full driving licence