Pathway Assistant

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS trust in the UK is seeking an administrator to assist in the collection of patient information for multi-disciplinary team meetings and support the administration of the Somerset Cancer Registry. The ideal candidate will have experience in a busy environment, preferably within the NHS, and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills. This role offers a dynamic work environment contributing to patient care and team success.

Qualifications

• Good general educational background.
• Experience working in a busy environment.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Collect patient information for MDT meetings.
• Support administration pre and post MDT meetings.
• Maintain the Somerset Cancer Registry.

Skills

Experience in busy environment

NHS experience

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work independently

Teamwork

Education

Good general educational background

Administration experience or equivalent

Job description

Overview

The post holder is responsible for collection of patient information as required by the Cancer Patient Coordinators to support Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings and to provide support in the administration pre and post MDT meetings. The post holder will assist in the administration and maintenance of the Somerset Cancer Registry where appropriate. The post holder will provide support and assistance to the team of Cancer Patient Coordinators to ensure the smooth running of cancer MDT meetings.

Main duties of the job

• Entering imaging/biopsy investigations on somerset (NLAG and HUTH)
• Upload external scan/path/MDT form reports to Lorenzo/Webv (NLAG and HUTH)
• Create and upload MDT list on Lorenzo (HUTH - Gynae + Skin)
• Entering referral details on somerset - For MDT support (inpatients - consultant to consultant - incidental findings) and patients not seen (NLAG and HUTH)
• Starting off the patient\'s presentations - suspected cancers and support MDT (NLAG and HUTH) - For future learning for progression
• Adding to MDT for support once instructed by the 3/4 (NLAG and HUTH) - For future learning for progression
• Checking generic mailbox - adding to MDT to support the 3/4 once instructed (NLAG and HUTH) - For future learning for progression
• Checking pending lists and adding to MDT from there (NLAG and HUTH)
• Collecting case notes for MDT
• - NLAG - Lung (Scunthorpe) - Breast (DPOW) - Urology (Scunthorpe - surgical patients)
• - HUTH - Breast and H&N (case notes for colorectal for surgeries to check ASA grade)

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should this advert receive a high volume of applications, it may be closed earlier than stated.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Good general educational background
• Administration background
• Or equivalent level of experience if relevant

Experience

• Experience (through placements or employment) of working in a busy environment
• NHS experience

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Be able to work on own initiative
• Works well with in a team
• Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
• Participate in standard setting and research projects
• Evidence showing clinical and professional development
• To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
• Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
• Facilitate learning of others
• Experience of patient focused databases

Attributes and Other Requirements

• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable
• Good time keeper
• Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust