Colorectal Cancer Co-ordinator

The General Surgery Directorate are advertising a new role and looking to recruit a Colorectal Cancer Pathway Co-ordinator to work with the Colorectal team, providing support in achieving national Colorectal cancer targets.

Efficiency and effectively co-ordinate the work of the specialist multidisciplinary team to ensure there is effective cooperation between department's and directorates across the whole cancer pathway of those involved every of cancer services across The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

To actively seek to ensure that all patients are treated within national target set for cancer patients.

Where these targets are not likely to be met to be proactively taking steps to ensure that the patients treatment schedules are brought back within target.

To understand the pathway of each individual patient by monitoring their progress and ensuring timely intervention is achieved.

Develop administrative systems consistent with service improvement programme to streamline the patient journey and it improved the quality of patient care.

Develop information systems in line with the trust strategy for recording and reporting of clinical and performance data. Ensure that the key clinical and administrative data is recorded and validated.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust are delighted that we have been rated as a “Good” organisation by CQC and just like you, we are ambitious about what we do. We are continually striving to improve patients’ experience and outcomes.

Bring your dedication and determination here, and you will benefit from the support of an experienced and enthusiastic multi-professional team committed to the delivery of brilliant patient care.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services. We have been nationally recognised for providing excellence in healthcare; we are home to the busiest and most technologically advanced Cardiac Centre in the West Midlands. We have a strong research focus; the Trust hosts the Clinical Research Network West Midlands (CRN WM), which is part of the National Institute for Health Research, the clinical research delivery arm of the NHS. This alliance makes sure that clinical research occupies the place it deserves and is a driver to improve patient care.

**COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS**:
Collaborative working with clinical teams both with and outside of the trust to ensure the appropriate management of patient information and coordination of patient pathways. Work with trust staff to ensure all cancer patients have a booked first appointment/investigation and establish robust processes with all involved in the cancer patient pathways to improve the coordination of the patients journey e.g. radiology department.

Maintain confidentiality and manage information sensitively. Demonstrate discretion and respect when communicating with patients, colleagues and other agencies.

Co-ordinate the flow of patients through the colorectal department ensuring a high standard of care and communication at all times, demonstrating regard for the patients’ needs.

Communicate effectively with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team. Supporting and promoting teamwork generally through effective written and verbal communication.

Maintain close liaison within a multi-disciplinary teams in primary, secondary and tertiary care referral environments. Establish and maintain productive working relationships within the teams and all other internal and external agencies as required.

Deal with large volumes of information including co-ordinating examinations for patients with complex needs.

Provide a contact point for patients, next-of-kin, radiologists, Consultant and Oncology Staff, referrers, wards, porters and other stakeholders, and act in a manner ensuring privacy and dignity for all patients.

Prioritise patients for booking, identify the requirements of the individual and ensure everything is in place in order to guarantee a smooth patient journey and optimise capacity.

Facilitate and co-ordinate the function of the multidisciplinary team meetings by ensuring a list of patients to be discussed and other relevant information is prepared and distributed in advance of the meeting.

Contribute to the monitoring and analysis of throughput, capacity and demand and be able to identify and implement methods of improving the service.

Maintain database of cancer surveillance patients, ensuring investigations are performed at the appropriate timescales.

Provide information for national databases i.e NELA.

ANALYTICAL AND JUDGEMENTAL

Use your own initiative to problem solve and find acceptable solutions for all parties.

Understand the cancer targets for LGI including the 2 WW, 28 day and 62-day cancer pathway in accordance with trust and national policy. Keep abreast of any local, regional and national changes to cancer targets that may affect the service.

Be aware of, and parti