Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 04/12/2024 23:59
Band 4
Job overview
The Cancer Patient Pathway Co-ordinator role is an exciting opportunity to begin your career in the NHS. The role is suitable for recent graduates or undergraduates. NHS experience is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.
Informal chats about the role are strongly encouraged.
Fixed term: 12 months
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for co-ordinating the activities of the cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings & supporting multiple cancer patient PTLs. This will include liaising with a number of departments within the Trust & other hospitals. The post holder will be involved in providing core services to ensure that a comprehensive list of patients is formulated & all documentation is available for the MDT meetings. Ensuring the meetings run effectively, are well structured & all patient discussions are accurately recorded on the Somerset Cancer Register (SCR). This role is generic & the post holder will be expected to work as part of a team to provide cover for other members of the CPPC team across UHNM.
The successful applicant will be patient focused, have excellent communication, organisational, IT skills & will be familiar with Trust administration systems. Previous experience of working in a cancer services team & an understanding of the CWT rules would be an advantage however, other relevant experience with transferrable skills will be considered.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to a minimum of HNC/Diploma level or equivalent experience
* Qualifications should be in a health care or computing sciences related topic.
Experience
* Experience in a similar administrative role
* Previous experience within a hospital environment
Skills
* Computer Literacy: Able to use the full MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
* Experience of data handling, analysis and reporting including report writing
* Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
* Knowledge of medical terminology
* Ability to establish rapport and credibility with medical staff, clinicians and other staff
* Experience with Hospital IT and patient administration systems or with complex databases.
* Experience of involvement in service improvement initiatives.
* Experience of audit processes
Other Factors
* Willingness to undertake personal development
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References: please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
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