The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
The MDT team within Cancer Services is currently looking for 2 MDT Coordinators to join their growing service on a full-time permanent basis. If you are a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual, this is a fantastic opportunity for you to build your skills and knowledge within a fast-paced service and develop your career pathway with the NHS.
You will be providing 'behind the scenes' support to patients who have been referred to the hospital to exclude a diagnosis of cancer and will assist in improving the pathways of suspected and diagnosed cancer patients.
If you are currently working within Cancer Services or are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work, and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference, then we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
This role encompasses a variety of responsibilities, including facilitating and supporting MDT meetings and administrative duties to help guide the patient through the CWT pathway in line with national targets.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential as you will be required to liaise with staff at all levels associated with multi-disciplinary team working. You will need to work well as part of a larger team as well as have the ability to work autonomously and multi-task.
You should be able to demonstrate attention to detail, exceptional organisational skills, and manage changing priorities in a calm and professional manner to ensure the smooth running and efficient service.
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford, and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values: The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients is identified by our 3 values which contribute to improving our patient experiences:
* Patient at heart: Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
* Everyday excellence: Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
* Creative collaboration: Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills, and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care while building for excellence, and in return, we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to at least A Level/diploma level or comparable experience.
* Demonstrable evidence of further (relevant) academic qualifications.
* Demonstrable evidence of recognised IM&T qualifications/training (minimum equating to ECDL).
Experience
* Familiarity with patient notes and data systems.
* IT experience.
* Collating and processing of information.
* Meeting management.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement.
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