MDT Facilitator | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an MDT Facilitator to join their Cancer Services team. The role involves facilitating multi-disciplinary team meetings, managing patient pathways from referral to treatment, and ensuring accurate data collection for cancer patients. The ideal candidate should be organized, detail-oriented, possess good communication skills, and have a proactive work approach. This position offers a chance to contribute significantly to cancer care within the healthcare system.

Qualifications

• Must have ability to work independently and follow policies.
• Attention to detail is essential for accurate data collection.
• Good inter-personal skills required for team communication.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and coordinate multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
• Manage patient pathways from referral to treatment.
• Ensure accurate collection and management of cancer data.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Good inter-personal and communication skills

Proactive in approach to work

Ability to work independently

Excellent time management and planning skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Cancer Services team at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire as a MDT Facilitator. The MDT Facilitator is an essential part of the whole team providing high quality and prompt care to cancer patients.

The individual is responsible for the smooth running and efficiency of the MDT meetings; including preparation for meetings, tracking and chasing up on progress of cancer patients' diagnostic and treatment steps, timely and accurate collection of cancer data, and ensuring outcomes are followed up after MDT meetings.

We are looking for an individual to join our team who is organised, has attention to detail, good inter-personal and communication skills, and is enthusiastic and proactive in their approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with clinicians, specialist nurses, secretaries and all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) across all specialties to ensure that suspected and diagnosed cancer patients are actively managed through patient pathways.
• Be responsible for the management of the patient’s pathway, from referral, through diagnostics, treatment planning and treatment, highlighting any potential delays in the pathway and ensuring accurate data collection to support the process.
• Provide effective administrative support to ensure smooth facilitation and co-ordination of multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDTs) on behalf of MDT Lead, including organising agendas and typing of live outcomes within the MDT meeting.
• Be responsible for ensuring the accurate and complete collection and management of the national cancer minimum dataset for all patients discussed at MDT, and to ensure all patient pathways are correctly mapped and appropriately tracked.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of all targets and processes relating to the patient pathway process for suspected and diagnosed cancer patients and to be a point of reference within the department of other members of the MDT.
• Assist the Cancer Support Facilitators in the development and refinement of all MDT and cancer Quality Surveillance processes.

Qualifications

• Organised
• Attention to detail
• Good inter-personal and communication skills
• Enthusiastic and proactive in approach to work
• Able to work independently and follow policies and procedures for the department
• Excellent time management and planning skills

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – if you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK and is committed to building an organisation that values diversity, respect, and equality.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

This advert closes on Friday 28 Nov 2025.