Cancer Pathway Tracker

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Corporate Division of Cancer Services. We are looking to recruit a proactive individual to join the team, providing support to MDT co-ordinators.

The post holder must have NHS experience and knowledge of cancer targets would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be given. Must have excellent organizational skills, a high level of competency in using Microsoft Office and all trust IT systems.

The Cancer Tracker will use their knowledge of the patient cancer pathway to proactively influence patients tracking records. They will be required to expedite appointments or procedures as necessary and to resolve issues which could lead to the patient’s treatment being delayed and failure of national cancer services targets.

They will review the patient’s pathway on an ongoing basis, uploading any
information onto electronic systems to ensure other members of the cancer services team are aware of the current status of the patient and the cause for any delays in their pathway.

They will be able to communicate efficiently and effectively with the members of the cancer services team, in particular MDT coordinators, consultants, CNS’s and Trust managers.

The post holder will have no direct patient contract, they will have a responsibility for liaising with internal and external departments to manage and facilitate the cancer tracking process whilst the Tracker will work independently, they will work within a wider team consisting of MDT Coordinators and the Cancer Services Manager, who they will be able to access for advice when needed.

He/she/they may be required to provide cover for when MDT Coordinators are on leave, however they will be supported by a “buddy” network of other MDT Coordinators whom they can seek advice and support.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Planning and Organisational Tasks

Take responsibility for day to day planning and prioritisation of workload to Feb 2023 ensure that the departments needs are met.

To work closely with the MDT Coordinators to facilitate weekly multidisciplinary team meetings, using video conferencing link where required.

Maintain and improve electronic filing systems.

Ensure all relevant information and results are available for patient treatment planning.

To understand the management plans and initiate the implementation of recommendations as required. This will include chasing appointments etc.

To discuss with the clinical team any patient pathways that the coordinator is uncertain of.

To ensure all patients are discussed at the MDT at appropriate points of the patient pathway.

To update cancer tracking daily.

Refer patients in a timely manner to other hospitals and treatment centres as per the local referral policy.

Informing referral centres of the appropriate cancer waiting time target for the patient pathway.

Post holder is responsible for ensuring that all local and national cancer
datasets are entered into the electronic patient record accurately and within the agreed timescales.

To ensure all appointments/investigations are acted upon.