Assistant Cancer Pathway Coordinator

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a keen and motivated individual to join the Cancer Services Team as an Assistant Cancer Pathway Coordinator.  This role will require you to assist Cancer Pathway Coordinators in undertaking the tracking and escalation of all suspected and diagnosed cancer patients through their pathway, to attend and present at MDT meetings, and to collect data on the patients and their pathways.

The successful applicant should be competent with a variety of computer packages particularly Excel and must have demonstrable experience of iPM. The applicant must be able to manage and prioritise their own workload, have excellent communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team.

Applicants who are shortlisted are encouraged to attend an MDT meeting prior to attending their interview. For further details and for all other queries regarding this vacancy please email Victoria Kennington via ([email protected]).

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the daily tracking of patients through their cancer pathway, escalating any barriers preventing patients from reaching the next stage of their pathway.
• To provide administrative support to Cancer MDT meetings, this includes generating the agenda, taking minutes, presenting and distributing outcomes.
• To collect a lot of data and upload it into the Somerset Cancer Register (SCR), including Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset (COSD), which takes up a large proportion of the role.
• To provide cover and as necessary for Cancer Pathway Coordinators and other members of the Cancer Services Team.
• This is not a patient-facing role so you will spend a lot of time working at your desk on a computer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Tracking Patients:

• To assist in the daily tracking of patients along their cancer journey and to identify and escalate any delays or barriers.
• To work cohesively with the administrative and managerial teams to ensure staff aware of patient delays.
• To assist in the preparation of breach analysis reports.

MDT Meetings:

• Ensure all patients are discussed at MDT meetings in line with the National Cancer Standards.
• Ensure that all MDT decisions relating to the individual patient’s management plan are recorded on the MDT proforma and filed in the patients’ medical record and distributed to appropriate persons.
• Liaise with relevant teams to ensure that all patient information is available for the effective functioning of the MDTs, including relevant medical records, radiology reports and histopathology results.
• Liaise with Tertiary referring hospitals to ensure all information is available to allow discussion of Tertiary patients at the MDT.
• Produce an agenda for each MDT meeting, collating a list of patients to be discussed and ensuring the agenda is distributed by the deadline.
• Serve as a focal point for core and extended MDT members to refer patients to MDT meetings.
• Effectively manage and operate the video conferencing equipment within an MDT.

Data Collection:

• Ensure accurate data is rapidly captured and recorded to meet the standards for the management of patients, and to fulfil the cancer information requirements, e.g. COSD (Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset), Cancer Waiting Times and National Audits.
• To be proficient in the use of CRIS, iLab and Somerset Cancer Register Systems.
• To understand medical terminology relating to cancer patients.

For further details please see the attached JD & PS

***Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome.

Available as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity. (With current line manager's agreement). *** Secondment with the possibility of becoming permanent.