Multidisciplinary Teams Coordinator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Velindre University NHS Trust is seeking a coordinator to provide administrative support to the cancer site specific MDTs at Velindre Cancer Centre. The role focuses on maintaining high-quality data on cancer patients and disseminating information for site-specific teams.

Responsibilities include coordinating across the cancer pathway across hospital sites and contributing to MDT module development, including data collection, validation, analysis and quality assurance.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Administration or equivalent knowledge.
• Medical terminology qualification or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the cancer site specific MDTs at Velindre Cancer Centre
• Maintain standards in collecting quality data on cancer patients
• Collate, record and disseminate cancer information for site specific teams on individual patients
• Coordinate the specialist MDT's work to ensure co-operation across the cancer pathway and hospital sites
• Contribute to patient care by developing the MDT module, including clinical data collection, validation, analysis and quality assurance

Skills

Administration

Medical terminology knowledge

Written and verbal communication

Education

NVQ level 3 in Administration

Medical terminology qualification

Tools

WPAS/WCP/CANISC familiarity

Database packages

Job description

This coordinator post sits within the Cancer Site Specific Multidisciplinary Teams at Velindre Cancer Centre, part of Velindre University NHS Trust. The work centres on administrative support to those teams, keeping cancer patient data accurate and collating and sharing information on individual patients. It also coordinates the specialist team's work across the cancer pathway and hospital sites, and helps develop the MDT module, including clinical data validation, analysis and quality assurance. Candidates need an administration qualification or equivalent, medical terminology knowledge and NHS experience.

What the job involves

• Provide administrative support to the cancer site specific MDTs at Velindre Cancer Centre
• Maintain standards in collecting quality data on cancer patients
• Collate, record and disseminate cancer information for site specific teams on individual patients
• Coordinate the specialist MDT's work to ensure co-operation across the cancer pathway and hospital sites
• Contribute to patient care by developing the MDT module, including clinical data collection, validation, analysis and quality assurance

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 in Administration or equivalent knowledge
• Medical terminology qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience of working in an NHS organisation
• Computer literacy and experience with database packages, presentation, data entry and retrieval
• Communicates to a high standard, in writing and verbally, with all levels of staff including clinicians
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Skills & knowledge

• Methodical and reliable, working to a high standard under time restrictions
• Flexible approach and works well under pressure

Nice to have

• Medical Secretary qualification
• Experience of working with WPAS, WCP and CANISC
• Welsh speaker