Lung Cancer Screening Administrator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as part of the expanded Greater Manchester Lung Cancer Screening Programme. This award-winning programme delivers lung cancer screening to people aged between 55 and 74 years old, who have ever smoked in their lifetimes, from mobile clinics in the community.
This Lung Cancer Screening Administrator post will be mainly based at Wythenshawe Hospital with some cover on mobile clinics in the community in Greater Manchester (covering all localities). Training and induction will be completed at Wythenshawe hospital and at mobile sites (supermarkets and football stadiums) out in the community.Travel payments will be made for any travel completed above home to base mileage. Also, MFT has lease car options available to successful post holders through the NHS Fleet Solutions car leasing salary sacrifice scheme.
You will receive an induction and training package and be part of an established team with support for you to thrive in your role and contribute to improved patient care, health, and quality of life.
The main purpose of the role is to support the management of patient pathways within the Greater Manchester Lung Cancer Screening Programme, ensuring timely diagnosis and treatment. The post holder will act as the primary administrative resource, supporting validation and tracking of patient pathways using bespoke systems such as Spectra-lung and Microsoft Office tools.
This role contributes to early lung cancer detection and improved patient outcomes. The post holder will work across both hospital and community-based mobile clinics, supporting operational to maintain patient safety and service efficiency.
**Duties and responsibilities include**:
Maintain a strong working knowledge of the Lung Cancer Screening standard protocol, including eligibility and CT breach procedures.
Complete patient courtesy calls.
Validate patient data across all points of the screening pathway using Spectra-lung and other clinical systems.
Monitor and track patient activity and referrals to ensure timely progression through the screening and diagnostic pathway.
Liaise with clinical and operational teams to ensure validation aligns with clinical practice and patient safety standards.
Provide performance updates and escalate potential breaches to the management team.
Travel to mobile screening sites (e.g., supermarkets, stadiums) across Greater Manchester as required. Travel expenses will be reimbursed for mileage beyond home-to-base.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
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