MDT Coordinator

Job description

Job summary

The MDT Coordinator provides essential administration to the Cancer Services team, working to ensure accurate patient tracking and timely data entry into cancer information systems. The post holder will monitor cancer pathways, identify capacity issues and escalate breaches to maintain compliance with national cancer waiting time standards. They will manage MDT related documentation and coordinate actions following meetings and collect site specific data. The role requires strong organisation skills, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure while maintaining confidentiality and supporting the smooth running of cancer services.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we experience a high level of applicants.

Main duties of the job

Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Multi-Disciplinary Team and Cancer Services Directorate.

To live type in an MDT to ensure accurate record keeping of clinical discussions and clinical plans, ensuring information is recorded within the Trusts Cancer database, navigating the various sections within the database whilst listening to the clinical discussion.

Monitor and track patients through diagnostic and treatment pathways, proactively resolving or escalating delays to meet Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) and standards (2WW, 28-day, 31- and 62-day) in line with standard operating procedures.

Develop, implement and complete site specific data collection processes, cancer waiting times and national cancer datasets ensuring accurate input on various information systems.

Take an active lead on tracking patients, data collection and breach reporting for cancer specialties, ensuring accurate data entry on relevant databases and adherence to agreed processes with clinical teams.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Level 3 Business Administration qualification or equivalent experience
• Good general education (Equivalent in English and Maths)

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Advanced keyboard skills
• Proficiency in using office systems and managing electronic patient administration systems
• Strong attention to detail with ability to multitask
• Excellent organisational skills; ability to prioritise workload effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
• Well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written at all levels within an organisation and with outside agencies

Experience

Essential

• Administrative experience in healthcare setting

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of Maxims & related systems

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Level 3 Business Administration qualification or equivalent experience
• Good general education (Equivalent in English and Maths)

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Advanced keyboard skills
• Proficiency in using office systems and managing electronic patient administration systems
• Strong attention to detail with ability to multitask
• Excellent organisational skills; ability to prioritise workload effectively under pressure to meet deadlines
• Well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written at all levels within an organisation and with outside agencies

Experience

Essential

• Administrative experience in healthcare setting

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of Maxims & related systems

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 details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address

Macmillan Renton Unit

Hereford

HR1 2ER

United Kingdom

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