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Main area: Cancer Services
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week (Cross site required)
Job ref: 279-6934299-JAN25
Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Site: Royal Sussex County, Town: Chichester
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59
About our Trust
At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto, and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
Job overview
The Cancer Services Team are looking for a Patient Pathway Co-ordinator to join our team. This is a pivotal role in the management of patients referred on urgent cancer suspected pathways. Patient Pathway Coordinators contribute to the management of the patient’s pathway from referral to treatment, ensuring they are managed by the clinical team in a timely manner so that the Trust meets cancer waiting times targets and that quality surveillance measures are in place and reported.
The team consists of approx 50 people in total who manage MDM's for Cancer patients, the cancer waiting times targets and the quality surveillance measures process for every cancer speciality across the Trust.
The position is currently based at the Royal Sussex County in Brighton. Post pandemic, team members are also required to work from home.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Manage the MDTs
* Track and report Cancer waiting times
* Collect and monitor Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset data (COSD)
* Collect and monitor quality surveillance measures
* Collect and monitor clinical audit data
* Cover cross site in times of annual leave and sickness
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate they are able to manage a diverse workload on their own initiative, be excellent communicators, and be organised and systematic whilst accurate in the way they work. They must be able to work unsupervised, but also as part of the wider Patient Pathway Co-ordinator team. Significant data entry collection and management experience must be demonstrated upon application alongside having a qualification at degree level, or equivalent experience.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent experience.
Experience
* Previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary environment, including busy environments with multiple departments
* NHS experience
Knowledge
* Knowledge of the NHS Cancer Waiting times standards
Planning and organisational
* Demonstrable experience of managing a complex and varied workload
Analytical
* Demonstrable experience of data collection and cleansing
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Important information for applicants
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigration eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.
Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest we may close adverts earlier than specified.
UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.
Further Information
For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: uhsussex.non-medicalvacancies@nhs.net
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Name: Karen Patterson/Tina Corsini
Job title: Cancer Patient Pathway Co-ordinator Team Leaders
Email address: uhsussex.cancermdmteamleader@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01273696955
Additional information: Please email with any queries.
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