MDT Team Leader

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; Presencial; GBP 38 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Team Leader in the Cancer Services Management Team to support the General Manager for Cancer Services. The role oversees MDT Facilitators and Trackers, drives cancer access targets, and coordinates data for the COSD, while working mostly on site with occasional meetings outside normal hours.

Strong Office skills and cancer services experience are preferred, with leadership responsibilities across administration and project

Qualificações

• ILM or supervisory-level management training or equivalent.
• Relevant diploma or degree required.
• Experience in managerial administrative role preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Support the General Manager for Cancer Services in delivering operational admin.
• Deliver cancer access targets and COSD data collection.
• Line manage MDT Facilitators and Trackers, including recruitment and training.
• Plan MDT staffing weekly and manage budgeted stationery/equipment orders.
• Track patient pathways and liaise with clinical teams for timely treatment.
• Attend weekly meetings to address pathway problems using escalation grid.
• Validate breaches with the data manager and maintain Priority Tracking List.
• Produce weekly reports on tertiary referrals and ensure data accuracy.

Conhecimentos

People management

Team supervision

Presentation skills

Planning

Organisation

Administration

Verbal & written communication

Numerical analysis

Decision making

Negotiation & influence

Tact & sensitivity

Formação académica

ILM Introductory Management certificate

In-depth diploma or degree in a relevant area

Ferramentas

Outlook

Word

Excel

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This is a full-time Team Leader post in the Cancer Services Management Team at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the General Manager for Cancer Services. The holder line-manages MDT Facilitators and Trackers, and oversees cancer access targets and the cancer outcomes and services dataset. Most of the working week is on site, with occasional meetings outside normal hours. Strong Microsoft Office skills are essential, and cancer services experience is preferred.

What the job involves

• Support the General Manager for Cancer Services in delivering cancer operational administration in line with Trust policies
• Deliver cancer access targets and collect data for the cancer outcomes and services dataset (COSD)
• Line manage MDT Facilitators (Band 4) and Trackers (Band 3), covering recruitment, induction, training, leave, sickness, performance, PDR, capability and disciplinary matters
• Plan MDT staff cover weekly with the General Manager, and authorise stationery and equipment orders within budget with the Cancer Services Manager
• Track cancer patient pathways to agreed minimum numbers with facilitators, trackers and other departments, and liaise with clinical teams and patients on timely treatment against national targets
• Attend weekly Cancer Access and specialty meetings to elevate pathway problems, and apply the Cancer Escalation grid to all 2 week wait patients
• Validate breaches weekly with the Cancer Data and Performance Manager, and manage the Priority Tracking List with the General Manager and Associate Director of Operations
• Run a weekly report of tertiary referrals and elevate pathways to meet target
• Keep pathway tracking and Somerset system data accurate, and audit and validate team data for the Somerset Cancer Registry
• Provide MDT facilitation support when required and help develop MDT working
• Work across the Coventry and Warwickshire Health Care Partnership to ensure timely treatment, including patient transfers between clinical teams
• Undertake projects across cancer services as directed by the General Manager and the Cancer Management team

Qualifications

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

Experience

• Managerial experience in an administrative environment
• Thorough knowledge of cancer waiting times targets
• Knowledge of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset (COSD)
• Experience in a customer-facing role

Skills & knowledge

• Thorough working knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel
• Excellent people management, team supervision and presentation skills
• Proven planning, organisational, change management and administration skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and numerical and analytical skills
• Advanced decision making, and the ability to persuade, negotiate and influence
• Tact and sensitivity, with sound judgement and initiative

Other

• Works on own initiative, collaboratively and as part of a team
• Plans own workload to deadlines in a pressurised environment
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, resolving complex issues and referring where appropriate
• Positive, flexible and innovative approach, inspiring confidence in a team and understanding the limits of own responsibilities

Nice to have

• Experience within cancer services
• Previous people management experience
• Knowledge of current NHS targets
• Experience in an NHS admin role
• Project management
• Awareness of current issues within the NHS