MDT Team Leader

Transformation Unit; Warwick; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lease Car Scheme

Electronics Scheme

Discounted Leisure and Travel

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for an MDT Team Leader to lead MDT Coordinators and Facilitators within the Cancer Services Management Team. The role is based at Warwick Hospital, with on-site duties and occasional flexible working to support service needs.

You will provide day-to-day leadership, HR support, and ensure delivery of cancer pathways, COSD data, and adherence to national cancer waiting time standards, while promoting the trust values across a busy hospital

Qualifications

• ILM Introductory Management certificate or equivalent experience at a supervisory level.
• In-depth diploma/degree in relevant area.
• Managerial experience in an administrative environment.
• Thorough knowledge of cancer waiting times targets.
• Knowledge of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset (COSD).
• Experience in NHS Admin role.
• Project Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of staff responsible for recruitment, induction, cancer waiting times training, annual leave, sickness, performance, annual performance, annual PDR and capability and disciplinary issues, using Health Roster to approve such requests.
• Ensure staff resource is available to support the MDT function in line with Trust and National policies and best practice.
• Meet weekly with the Cancer Services General Manager to prospectively plan cover at a weekly planning meeting.
• Work in conjunction with your team, offering leadership and also assist in aspects of their role as required, ensuring that all tracking and data is kept up to date.
• Ensure adherence to Trust values.
• To act as authority for the ordering of stationery and equipment. Working with the Cancer Services Manager to maintain costs within the departmental budget.
• Develop effective mechanisms to ensure that cancer patient pathways are effectively tracked to the agreed minimum numbers in conjunction with the MDT Facilitators/Trackers and other staff groups/departments involved in the patients care and pathway.
• Work closely with General Managers and attend all appropriate meetings to elevate and to update specialty teams on cancer patient pathways.
• Prepare for and attend Weekly Cancer Access meetings to highlight and demonstrate problems within pathways which are effecting compliance with cancer targets ensuring all actions are carried out prior to the next meeting.
• Meeting individual specialties, clearly communicating problems affecting patient pathway achievement to ensure that all cancer patients are treated within target, actively managing patient flow.
• Responsible for the strict implementation of Cancer Escalation grid for all patients on the 2 week wait pathway.
• To work with the Cancer Data and Performance Manager to validate breaches weekly, escalating issues to the Cancer Services General Manager.
• To discuss weekly priority patients close to their breach date requiring escalation to avoid breaching at the Cancer Performance Meeting.
• To effectively monitor the Priority Tracking List (PTL) and support the Cancer Services General Manager and the Associate Director of Operations Cancer Services with the weekly PTL meetings with Group representatives.
• Work with your Line manager and colleagues to develop and improve MDT working.
• To work collaboratively teams across the Coventry and Warwickshire Health care Partnership to ensure patients are treated in a timely manner. Communicating where necessary with patients in relation to transfers between clinical teams.
• To ensure that all patients are being effectively tracked on correct pathways and data is accurately inputted into the “Somerset” system. Using the Trust systems to track information on the elements of cancer care.
• Run a weekly report of all tertiary referrals received into the Trust ensuring that all tertiary referrals are inputted correctly, and that pathways are escalated and treated within target wherever possible.
• Work in conjunction with the Cancer Services Data and Performance Manager for the facilitation of the breach validation process, ensuring lessons learned are acted upon as required.
• Responsible for raising concerns to the Cancer Service General Manager, of any patient deviating from their pathway milestones via escalation process and within Cancer Access.
• Responsible for data accuracy of your team onto the Somerset Cancer Registry, ensuring that audit and validation of that data is completed.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Cancer waiting times

COSD knowledge

NHS Admin

Project management

Education

ILM Introductory Management certificate

Diploma/degree in relevant area

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Employer South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Warwick Hospital Town Warwick Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

Band 5

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.

We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare. The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks

Many of the roles we advertise have a requirement for a DBS check to be carried out. If you are successful for a role and it requires a DBS check the Trust will carry out the initial check and subscription to the DBS Update Service, however successful candidates will be expected to cover the associated costs . Details of this will be sent to successful candidates in their offer letter.

Probationary Period

All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 3 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:

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Agile and Flexible Working

All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.

The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.

The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.

Car Parking

The Trust currently have limited availability of car parking spaces, as such are operating a waiting list for new starters joining the organisation.

To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).

The Trust will only consider sponsoring staff for certain roles, however this will be considered on a case by case basis in line with current legislation. As an employer we are unable to offer sponsorship to all roles in particular we cannot offer sponsorship for roles below Band 5.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Cancer Services Management Team as an MDT Team Leader. The role is responsible for providing day-to-day leadership and support to MDT Coordinators and Facilitators, including line management responsibilities and handling a range of HR-related matters. The post holder will also provide MDT facilitation support when required to ensure the effective delivery of MDT services.

Working closely with the Cancer Services Management Team, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality cancer services and ensuring patients receive timely, coordinated care throughout their cancer pathway.

Applicants should ideally have experience within cancer services and an understanding of national cancer waiting time standards. Previous people management experience is desirable, along with excellent organisational, communication, and leadership skills. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, particularly Outlook, Word, and Excel, is essential.

Based primarily at Warwick Hospital, the role offers some flexibility; however, the post holder will be expected to work on site for the majority of the time. This is a full-time position and flexibility is required to support service needs, including occasional meetings outside normal working hours.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to patient care within a supportive and developing team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the General Manager for Cancer Services to ensure the effective delivery of key operational administration services for cancer services in line with relevant Trust policies; specifically to ensure the effective delivery of cancer access targets and ensuring the delivery and data collection of the cancer outcomes and services dataset (COSD)

The post holder will be responsible for the day to day line management of a team of MDT Facilitators (Band 4) and Trackers (Band 3).

To work with the clinical and operational teams, liaising with patients as required, to ensure timely cancer treatment in line with best practice and national cancer waiting targets.

To undertake projects across cancer services as determined by the Cancer Services General Manager and broader Cancer Management team.

Working for our organisation

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

STAFF / RESOURCE

Manage a team of staff responsible for recruitment, induction, cancer waiting times training, annual leave, sickness, performance, annual performance, annual PDR and capability and disciplinary issues, using Health Roster to approve such requests.

Ensure staff resource is available to support the MDT function in line with Trust and National policies and best practice.

Meet weekly with the Cancer Services General Manager to prospectively plan cover at a weekly planning meeting.

Work in conjunction with your team, offering leadership and also assist in aspects of their role as required, ensuring that all tracking and data is kept up to date.

Ensure adherence to Trust values.

To act as authority for the ordering of stationery and equipment. Working with the Cancer Services Manager to maintain costs within the departmental budget.

PERFORMANCE

Develop effective mechanisms to ensure that cancer patient pathways are effectively tracked to the agreed minimum numbers in conjunction with the MDT Facilitators/Trackers and other staff groups/departments involved in the patients care and pathway.

Work closely with General Managers and attend all appropriate meetings to elevate and to update specialty teams on cancer patient pathways.

Prepare for and attend Weekly Cancer Access meetings to highlight and demonstrate problems within pathways which are effecting compliance with cancer targets ensuring all actions are carried out prior to the next meeting.

Meeting individual specialties, clearly communicating problems affecting patient pathway achievement to ensure that all cancer patients are treated within target, actively managing patient flow.

Responsible for the strict implementation of Cancer Escalation grid for all patients on the 2 week wait pathway.

To work with the Cancer Data and Performance Manager to validate breaches weekly, escalating issues to the Cancer Services General Manager.

To discuss weekly priority patients close to their breach date requiring escalation to avoid breaching at the Cancer Performance Meeting.

To effectively monitor the Priority Tracking List (PTL) and support the Cancer Services General Manager and the Associate Director of Operations Cancer Services with the weekly PTL meetings with Group representatives.

Work with your Line manager and colleagues to develop and improve MDT working.

To work collaboratively teams across the Coventry and Warwickshire Health care Partnership to ensure patients are treated in a timely manner. Communicating where necessary with patients in relation to transfers between clinical teams.

DATA

To ensure that all patients are being effectively tracked on correct pathways and data is accurately inputted into the “Somerset” system. Using the Trust systems to track information on the elements of cancer care.

Run a weekly report of all tertiary referrals received into the Trust ensuring that all tertiary referrals are inputted correctly, and that pathways are escalated and treated within target wherever possible.

Work in conjunction with the Cancer Services Data and Performance Manager for the facilitation of the breach validation process, ensuring lessons learned are acted upon as required.

Responsible for raising concerns to the Cancer Service General Manager, of any patient deviating from their pathway milestones via escalation process and within Cancer Access.

Responsible for data accuracy of your team onto the Somerset Cancer Registry, ensuring that audit and validation of that data is completed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• ILM Introductory Management certificate or equivalent experience at a supervisory level
• In-depth diploma/degree in relevant area

Experience

• Managerial experience in an administrative environment
• Thorough knowledge of cancer waiting times targets
• Knowledge of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset Experience in a customer facing role.
• Knowledge of current NHS targets
• Experience in NHS Admin Role
• Project Management

Skills

• Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Excellent understanding of people management
• Proven record of planning, organisational, change management and administration skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Ability to supervise a team
• Advanced decision making skills
• Excellent level of verbal and written communication
• Able to persuade, negotiate and influence others
• Able to use judgement and initiative to provide information and support
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Able to apply tact and sensitivity to establish trust and confidence
• Awareness of current issues within the NHS

Personal Qualities

• Able to work using own initiative
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to collaborate with others
• Able to autonomously prioritise and plan workload to meet deadlines, often in a pressurised environment
• Able to inspire and promote confidence in a team
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Able to recognise and resolve complex issues, referring where appropriate
• Positive and flexible approach to work
• Able to demonstrate an innovative and forward thinking approach
• Understands limits of own responsibilities

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don’t want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).

Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.

We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.

Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it’s a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.

The Trust is part of a ‘Foundation Group’ through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

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