About this role
Job summary
Join our Cancer Services Team and play a vital role in supporting the delivery of high-quality cancer care.
As a Team Coordinator, you'll work closely with clinical teams, Cancer Services Managers and partner organisations to coordinate weekly multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, ensuring patients receive timely and effective care throughout their cancer pathway.
We are looking for an experienced administrator to work closely with the Cancer Services Managers and key cancer stakeholders of each MDT and liaise and communicate effectively with named MDT coordinators in other Trusts to ensure the efficient transfer of patients between organisations.
Key responsibilities:
Coordinate and facilitate weekly cancer MDT meetings. Prepare patient case lists and meeting documentation. Monitor and support cancer waiting time targets. Maintain accurate patient records and outcomes data. Work closely with clinical teams and external NHS organisations. Identify and escalate potential delays in patient pathways. We're looking for someone with:
Strong administrative and organisational skills. Excellent attention to detail. Confidence working with data and multiple systems. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. The ability to prioritise and manage competing demands. Choose to Make a Difference at the RUH.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will prepare the lists of patients for discussion at each MDT meetings, ensure the NHS cancer waiting times data for the 28, 31 and 62 day targets is collected, identify potential cancer waiting times breaches, lead in the development of operational processes for each cancer MDT, facilitate the weekly MDT meetings and be responsible for the efficient and timely collection of accurate data, accurately and prospectively record in the Somerset Cancer Register all outcomes at the time of MDT and ensure outcomes recommended by the team are distributed to all core members in an agreed time after the meeting.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.
We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!
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Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further information on main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Foundation degree, Higher National Certificate or Diploma, Vocational Qualification Level 4 or 5 Ability to proactively identified own training needs and identify training opportunities
Knowledge Essential
Excellent knowledge of computerised databases and Microsoft Office Minimum 2 years experience within the NHS Detailed knowledge of medical terminology Knowledge of cancer and its management with an ability to gain skills and knowledge in a rapidly changing field
Desirable
Previous experience of cancer pathways Previous experience of the Somerset Cancer Register
Skills Essential
Excellent IT skills - email, internet, Microsoft Office and databases Excellent analytical, numerical and presentation skills
Desirable
Knowledge of hospital patient administration systems, pathology, imaging and other clinical databases
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.
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Employer details Employer name Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal United Hospital
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)