Trainee MDT Facilitator

You will facilitate the smooth running of the patient journey by ensuring that coordinated administrative processes are in place. This will include managing a list of patients and full administrative support to the Local Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Meetings. Proactive monitoring and tracking of the cancer patients ensuring that their journey is processed in a timely and efficient manner, in line with Cancer Waiting Times. Working closely with other hospitals to ensure appointments and investigations are arranged in a timely fashion.

The successful candidate must have excellent attention to detail and good organisation skills. They must be confident in speaking with staff members from a range of multi-disciplinary teams and support the coordination of meetings including live typing of clinical discussions.

Team work is an integral part of the role, the ability of team members to work together toward a common goal, communicate effectively, anticipate and meet each other's demands, and inspire confidence, resulting in a coordinated collective action.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns. Band 3 - rising to Band 4 after 6 months.

The post holder will be responsible for attending weekly MDT meetings and PTL tracking meetings and expediting the tracking of cancer patients.

Produce a list of patients to be discussed at the weekly MDT, including all necessary clinical information such as Radiology and Pathology results.

Ensure diagnostic investigations are carried out in a timely manner and the results of such are made available as soon as possible to clinicians. Track and guide (virtually) the patient through the hospital system ensuring there are no system delays which will prevent the patient achieving the cancer waiting time targets.

Collect clinical information at the MDT such as staging information and pathology.

Be responsible for identifying and resolving delays in the patient pathway. Where this is not possible, ways forward to be discussed and agreed with the Divisional Manager and Cancer Performance Manager.

Ensure Cancer Waiting Time Targets are fully integrated into the function of the MDT meeting and that Clinicians have a full understanding of what is required in relation to the targets.

Ensure all data in relation to the patient journey is input onto SCR (Somerset Cancer Register) the Cancer Services database. Highlight any regular system bottlenecks and contribute ideas to resolve these.

Work closely with the Cancer Performance Manager to continually improve the patient journey.

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We understand that some applicants may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in preparing their application materials. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind candidates that all submissions must be truthful and accurately reflect your own experiences and suitability for this role.

Personal integrity and authenticity are central to our recruitment process. We value honesty and appreciate applications that are genuine and representative of the individual behind them.

This role is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this post in line with UKVI regulations

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

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For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.