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The Cancer Services department at Frimley Park Hospital is a busy service comprised of Tumour Site Specific Multi-Disciplinary Teams. We are looking for a highly motivated and proactive individual who will virtually navigate patients through their care pathway from point of referral to treatment in accordance with agreed pathway steps and timescales. The role requires proactively identifying and resolving delays at all stages, with a strong understanding of the two week wait, 28 day, 31 day and 62 day targets. NHS experience is preferred, along with excellent IT, communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to prioritise and organise work with minimal supervision. The successful applicant will coordinate tumour site specific Multi‑Disciplinary Team meetings, track patients against Cancer Waiting Times targets, ensure Minimum Data Sets and Audits are completed, and accurately record relevant data for each patient in line with National Data requirements. The department supports continuous personal development through study days, conferences and training opportunities.

• To actively track patient progress through the patient pathway to ensure care is carried out in a timely fashion on a daily basis and follow escalation and tracking processes on the Patient Tracking Tool (PTL).
• Coordinate cross-site referrals to another internal specialty within the Trust.
• Coordinate MDT activities, including tracking patients post MDT, updating with requested investigations, referrals to tertiary centres, and general pathway progress on SCR.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary team meeting discussions and ensure cancer data is captured and recorded on Somerset.
• Ensure all cancer patients are identified and discussed at MDT meetings.
• Ensure diagnoses, investigations and treatment plans are recorded on Somerset to ensure cancer data uploaded is accurate.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide development opportunities for staff and offer access to training across professional, management, leadership and clinical skills areas. We recognise the importance of a healthy work life balance and support flexible working patterns where possible to meet service needs.

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Education

Essential criteria

• Good general education

Desirable criteria

• NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Skills

Essential criteria

• Microsoft Office skills (including Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint)

Desirable criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels

MDT skills

Essential criteria

• Minute taking skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience of using Video Conferencing Equipment

Healthcare Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in an office or similar environment

Desirable criteria

• Healthcare sector experience

NHS

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of the Patient Administration System (EPIC)

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of in-house Somerset Cancer Register

Time keeping

Essential criteria

• Ability to work to tight deadlines

Desirable criteria

• Ability to pay close attention to detail and time frames

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.