Cancer Pathway Navigator/MDT coordinator support

4 months ago

London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within Cancer Performance department for a motivated and dedicated MDT Coordinator support. 

Reporting to the MDT Coordinator and working closely with the Management and Clinical teams, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that deadlines are met and that there is a pro- active co-ordination of cancer patient pathways to ensure appropriate treatment is received in line with national and local targets.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will establish key working relationships with all members of the administrative and clinical teams including nursing and medical staff, allied health professional and support workers. They will assist the MDTC in facilitating the tracking of ITT patients and surveillance tracking. They will act as a point of contact (in phone and in person) in communications with patients, relatives and GPs and other external hospital staff / tertiary referrers.

You will be responsible for providing waiting times and cancer outcomes data, monitoring and data collection (including collection and tracking of notes). You will also be responsible for supporting weekly PTL meeting of which you will help to prepare facilitate and record outcomes of each patient via the Somerset cancer database. As an MDT Coordinator support you will ensure concise and daily tracking of each step in a patient pathway, data quality and completeness, expediting appointments/visits ensuring patients are not delayed at any point in their pathway. You will also work closely with Wait List Teams and Secretaries and ensure regular communication with Sunderland and off-site clinics/colleagues.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate you have a good understanding in managing patient pathways. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills with the ability to negotiate and liaise effectively within a team based environment.

A highly visible presence in the department is expected ensuring a responsive and proactive service to patients and staff.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Literate and numerate with a good level of education to A-Level (or equivalent) standard

Desirable criteria

Educated to degree level or have equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of cancer pathways Minimum of 1 Years’ experience of Working in a health care environment Minimum of 2 Years’ experience of Working in a multi-faceted organisation Experience working within a Multidisciplinary team

Desirable criteria

Experience working and coordinating an MDT Maintaining and management of complex databases Experience of interpreting and extracting information from paper and electronically

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Knowledge of NHS cancer waiting times targets.

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of the NHS ITT & Faster diagnosis process Knowledge and awareness of issues affecting NHS acute hospitals Understanding of NHS agenda

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent organisational skills Ability to maintain & communicate information clearly and concise Excellent communication skills both verbally and electronically Effective communicator at all levels and is able to manage conflicts and difficult situations through the use of effective communication Works well under pressure and does not allow deadlines to adversely impact on interpersonal communication or quality of work. Works effectively as a member of a team Knowledge of working with Microsoft packages including, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access Ability to digest and interpret verbal instruction effectively Flexible and adaptable approach to work with the willingness to learn and develop the role Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information Able to deal with patients and their relatives in a diplomatic and sensitive manner.

Desirable criteria

Demonstrate Barts Health vision, values and behaviours Knowledge of NHS systems including EPR and the Somerset Cancer Registry or ability to learn to use tools Effective time management skills Able to work on own initiative

Other

Essential criteria

An enthusiastic, flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to respond constructively to changes and demands as required Resilience, Enthusiasm, Motivation Reliability and good time keeping

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