Radiology Cancer Coordinator

Job overview

Radiology Cancer Coordinator

• hours per week

Fixed term for 12 months

Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 18th June 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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The aim of the post is to streamline the patient pathway to ensure rapid access to diagnostic imaging for all patients on a cancer pathway. The intention is to provide an imaging appointment on or as close as possible to the request date of the examination. The coordinator will then ensure the examination is reported as soon as possible following test, the target being seven days from request to report. This will require any possible delays to be highlighted and if necessary escalated to the Imaging Service Manager and Clinical Lead.

Main duties of the job

• To use knowledge of national cancer waiting times targets and specialist knowledge to co-ordinate and manage the patient diagnostic pathway. This will include: Reduce and maintain elements of cancer 62 day pathway by delivering rapid access to either diagnostic Imaging tests/results or appointments for 62 day pathway patients across the Trust. To liaise with clinical specialities and cancer trackers to ensure the diagnostic imaging is efficiently planned and organised around the patient pathway to enable the 62 day target for treatment to be met. Facilitate service improvement to streamline the patient journey and improve the quality of patient care.
• Reduce and maintain elements of cancer 62 day pathway by delivering rapid access to either diagnostic Imaging tests/results or appointments for 62 day pathway patients across the Trust.
• To liaise with clinical specialities and cancer trackers to ensure the diagnostic imaging is efficiently planned and organised around the patient pathway to enable the 62 day target for treatment to be met.
• Facilitate service improvement to streamline the patient journey and improve the quality of patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide weekly 62 day pathway specific diagnostic waiting list information to enable all clinical teams to be fully informed of specific Imaging waits.
• To act as Radiology’s Cancer Co-ordinator pulling patients through all cancer specialities, helping facilitate 7-day turnaround and reducing diagnostic waits. As Co-ordinator, you will support the above activities and optimising turnaround time within Radiology and 62-day RTT pathways.
• To liaise with clinical specialities and cancer trackers to ensure the diagnostic imaging is efficiently planned and organised around the patient pathway to ensure the 62-day target for treatment can be met.
• To use specialist knowledge of the patient pathway to ensure any possible blocks to timely diagnostic imaging are eliminated or minimised.
• Liaise with key contacts regarding enquiries from internal and external sources to resolve any problems, queries or complaints where appropriate.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.