We are recruiting for an MDT Coordinator and Pathway tracker who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The post holder will take responsibility for ensuring that all patients with either a suspected or diagnosed cancer are proactively tracked through the appropriate patient pathway from point of entry to the Trust, liaising with clinical and administrative teams ensuring each stage of their pathway is fully planned and booked to ensure cancer wait times targets are achieved.
You will facilitate the smooth running of the patient journey by ensuring that coordinated administrative processes are in place. This will include managing a PTL and facilitating MDT meetings.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
The MDT/Patient Pathway Coordinator will take the responsibility for patients referred by their GPs with a suspicion of cancer.
You will have a good understanding of the NHS and Trust systems along with proven office skills which should include word and excel along with some understanding of medical terminology and the ability to type to be able to facilitate live data entry in MDT meetings.
You will be able to work in a calm logical and methodical way whilst being able to multi-task in a busy environment and interact with people at all levels both internally and externally.
Ensure that the relevant clinical data is available at the meeting for discussion, including notes, investigations, and test results to include liaising with outside Hospitals for relevant information.
Attend weekly MDT meetings and maintain a record of attendance of the Multidisciplinary team at MDT meetings in line with Peer review.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Friday 7 Mar 2025