MDT Navigator | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an MDT Navigator to coordinate multi-disciplinary team meetings and manage patient pathways. You will support meeting scheduling, documentation, and timely sharing of information with referring trusts to help ensure patients receive timely cancer care and adhere to NHS targets.

You will work closely with MDT members, service managers, and RMH databases to monitor pathways, produce reports, and drive improvements in patient tracking systems across

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare administration or NHS setting.
• Understanding of NHS waiting time targets and cancer pathways is preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy are essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate MDT meetings with clinical leads, ensuring timely scheduling and participation.
• Assist with documentation, attendance records, and recording clinical decisions within 24 hours of discussion.
• Manage patient tracking and data updates across RMH databases and sharing with referring organisations.
• Support service managers in developing datasets and generating timely reports for clinical decision-making.

Skills

Data management

Organisation

Communication

Clinical liaison

Tools

MS Office

Electronic Health Records

Job description

MDT Navigator | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the MDT Navigator Team.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring patients referred to The Royal Marsden receive their treatment within the guidelines of the National Waiting Time targets. The post holder will make sure that patients are seen promptly following referral and treated within the appropriate timescale. This includes monitoring patients referred to other Trusts in the Network and influencing their patient pathway, via the local MDT. The post holder will also be responsible for administrative support and organisation of site-specific MDT meetings.

For further details / informal visits contact: Penny White on 020 7811 8875 or Anna Baxter on 020 8661 3654

The MDT Navigator will work closely with multi-disciplinary team (MDT) members at referring trusts, coordinating referrals to ensure RMH meets all target dates. This involves meticulous data management, tracking of patient information on RMH databases, and ensuring updates are shared with referring organisations. Additionally, the role involves working alongside Service Managers to develop and manage datasets, produce timely reports, and improve patient tracking systems in accordance with the NHS Cancer Plan.

A comprehensive understanding of the patient care pathway, including diagnostic and treatment options, is crucial. The MDT Navigator will coordinate MDT meetings, ensuring all necessary information is available for clinical decision-making and assisting Service Managers in implementing service improvements to enhance patient care outcomes. This role demands strong organisational and communication skills, a keen eye for detail, and an understanding of the cancer patient pathway, ensuring patients receive seamless care and timely treatment.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Multi-Disciplinary Meeting (MDT) Coordination

Meeting Scheduling and Organisation

• Coordinate meeting schedules in partnership with the lead clinician, virtually and face to face meeting, arrange necessary equipment when required. Co-ordinate and distribute agendas each week to ensure all patients requiring discussion are listed as appropriate.

Documentation and Communication

• Contribute to discussions as the admin support by ensuring all materials (e.g. scans, reports) are available for review at point of discussion, document MDT meeting attendance, and ensure clinical decisions are recorded during the meeting or within 24 hours of the discussion.

Virtual, face to face and Support

• Arrange face to face or virtual meetings and address any technical issues, ensuring all agendas are up to date and are available for review.

Patient Tracking in MDT Meetings

• Check all patients that have an NHS number who have been confirmed to receive NHS treatment following an MDT discussion who are on a new 62-day cancer pathway or subsequent 31-day cancer pathway and communicate applicable targets during meetings.