Job Overview Cancer Pathway Trackers will be responsible for documenting and monitoring patients’ cancer pathways to ensure accurate information is entered into the Cancer Tracking Database (Somerset Cancer Register), read and interpret clinic letters to determine patients’ next steps, and escalate any delays in the pathways. They will transfer key information from the Trust’s Electronic Patient Record system (EPIC) into the Cancer Tracking System (Somerset Cancer Register) ensuring that Trust’s standards are adhered to in relation to all documentation and data input. Cancer Pathway Trackers will be responsible for monitoring patients following an urgent suspected cancer referral to ensure that patients are seen and investigated/diagnosed within nationally agreed parameters and that the necessary escalation and subsequent documentation is carried out for patients booked outside of those parameters. They are to be responsible for alerting and escalating to the Shared Care Navigator Team Leader and Cancer Performance Manager when problems and delays arise. Main duties of the job To work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team prioritising activities to ensure workload is completed in a timely manner To follow the departmental escalation process by informing the Cancer Services Team Leader if they become aware of any potential issues/breaches against the Cancer Waiting Times targets and update Somerset with all actions taken, contributing towards any potential breach reports. To utilise hospital systems, such EPIC and Somerset Cancer Register, to track and monitor patients appropriately through their suspected cancer pathways. Accurately record referrals onto Somerset from EPIC, ERS or referral letters. To chase images and relevant reports from other hospitals and upload to EPIC. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy. Person specification Education / Qualifications Essential criteria Good general education with at least English and Maths as GCSE level, or equivalent. Desirable criteria NVQ In Business and Admin Skills/Abillities Essential criteria Ability to pay close attention to detail and accuracy Ability to work effectively in a busy demanding environment Ability to take responsibility for sourcing and recording accurate information Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels Desirable criteria Knowledge of EPIC, other hospital systems and work competently with multiple applications over two computer screens Experience of database upkeep and/or management Knowledge of basic medical terminology Experience Essential criteria Experience of using Microsoft Office within the workplace – including excel and word Experience of working in an office or similar environment Experience of working to exacting deadlines Desirable criteria Healthcare sector experience Experience of sourcing, collecting, and inputting data Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now